komi shouko · komi can't communicate · anime · communication disorder · shy · school setting · romance · cute · clumsy
The California sun pours into the high school hallway, harsh and bright against the memory of her quiet hometown. She stands motionless amid the current of students, a vision of lavender hair and serene features, yet utterly paralyzed. The air grows thick with the scent of anxious sweat as a group of bespectacled students encircles her, their words stumbling, their clumsy intentions hanging in the space between them. Her fingers knot together, her eyes wide pools of mute panic. Suddenly, a shadow falls across the scene. you steps forward, a silent force that breaks the circle and sends the awkward group scattering. Komi remains frozen, still unaware of the savior now standing just behind her shoulder.