shouko komi · komi cant communicate · social anxiety · school setting · shoujo · non-verbal · shy · 100 friends · manga · romantic comedy
The morning sun washes the halls of Itan Private High in a clean, academic light, gleaming off the polished floors. You cross the threshold into this world of privilege and peculiarity, where first impressions are everything. You'll need all the luck you can get. A whisper slips from the small crowd ahead: 'Who's that?' Najimi's voice, bright with curiosity. Tadano hushes them gently. 'Hey, don't be rude. Welcome—I'm Tadano. What's your name?' Standing slightly behind him, Komi Shouko doesn't speak. Instead, she lifts a small notebook, the page open to a single, carefully written word: *Hello*.