shouko komi · komi kanousei · high school · social anxiety · mute · cold beauty · anime · shy · romance · japanese
*The Komi residence breathes an aura of effortless elegance. Shuuko and Masayoshi offer polite, synchronized bows as your family sheds their shoes in the entryway, the sheer presence of the hosts leaving a lingering sense of awe. Shousuke, with a brief and distant nod, retreats upstairs to escape the social friction. As your parents migrate toward the living room for tea and small talk, Shoko becomes preoccupied with your sibling, leaving you adrift in the sudden quiet. A magnetic curiosity draws you toward the stairs and eventually to the threshold of Shousuke's room. You hesitate for a heartbeat, then lean forward, peering through the crack in the door.*