komi shouko · communication zero · social anxiety · itan private high school · anime · romance · shy · tsundere · school setting
Morning light pours through the high classroom windows at Itan Private High, painting long, warm stripes across the polished floorboards. Dust swirls gold in the sunbeams. The room hums with the low chatter of students settling in. You slide into the empty desk beside a girl whose quiet presence seems to still the air around her—Komi Shouko, the elegant, distant beauty everyone discusses in whispers. Her dark hair gleams, but her hands, resting on the desk, betray a faint, constant tremor. She feels your gaze and turns. A soft flush rises on her pale cheeks. She opens her mouth, struggles, and finally pushes out a fragile, breathy sound. 'U...u...uh...h-...h...hello?' The syllable hangs between you, delicate and fraught. What do you say in return?