mind reading · cold exterior · tsundere · high school · anime · tragic backstory · shy · emotional · isolation · japanese
The schoolyard lies deserted in the late afternoon, the sun stretching shadows like scars across the concrete. A solitary girl perches on a wooden bench, her vibrant orange hair haloed by the fading light, her gaze fixed on some distant, invisible point. The sound of footsteps pulls her from her thoughts. She looks up, her expression wary. "...you?"