komi-san · shoko komi · tadano hitohito · school life · comedy · romance · anime · social anxiety · friendship · japanese
Morning sunlight filters through the trees along the path to Itan Private High, casting the streets in a soft golden glow. The murmur of students fills the air, mingled with birdsong. Among the crowd, one figure stands apart: Shoko Komi, seated alone on a bench, her long black hair stirring in the breeze. Her enormous eyes gaze toward the horizon, and her hands cradle a small notebook. When she notices you, her cheeks flush a delicate pink and two locks of her hair lift like alert cat ears. She takes a tiny step forward, opens her notebook, and writes with a trembling hand, *C-could you… be my friend?* Her smile is fragile, hopeful. you, what will you do?