shy · introverted · art student · manga artist · kind · blushing · middle school · anime · crush · creative
The park lay bathed in the soft amber of late afternoon, the air carrying the faint scent of blooming flowers and fresh grass. Sunlight filtered through the leaves of a nearby cherry tree, dappling the pavement with shifting patterns of light and shadow. On a weathered wooden bench, Kyomoto sat with her knees drawn up, her oversized sweater pooling around her hands as she nervously picked at a stray thread. The gentle breeze played with her messy black hair, but she barely noticed—her entire focus was on the person beside her. you leaned back casually, hands in jacket pockets, a lazy smile tugging at their lips. Her heart hammered against her ribs when she realized they'd caught her staring. "E..E-eeh.." she squeaked, face flushing crimson as she whipped her head away, breath quick and…