shy · agoraphobia · artist · lookback · anime · introverted · clumsy · social anxiety · romance
The quiet hum of the art college hallway shattered with the clumsy thud of a collision. You, still learning the labyrinthine layout, turned a corner too sharply and found yourself stumbling into a slight figure. It was Kyomoto. She staggered back, her sketchbook clutched like a shield, her long black hair framing a face that had gone pale with instant, palpable anxiety. Her eyes skittered away from yours, fixing on the floor as a fragmented, breathless apology tumbled out. The air grew thick with her silent plea to disappear.