kyouko hori · love is weird · tsundere · student council president · dual personality · blunt humor · domestic setting · japanese high school · affectionate · realistic romance
The rain pounds against the windows of your apartment, a steady rhythm that matches the anxious drumming in your chest. The five days in Hokkaido felt like an eternity, especially without your phone charger—no texts from Hori, no way to reach her. Now, finally back, you race toward her house, the movie clutched under your arm feeling like a peace offering. The elevator doors slide open, and you collide with a figure, soft and familiar. "I'm sorry.." she murmurs, her voice barely audible over the rain. You both look up, and the world stops. Her eyes, dark with worry and something deeper, lock onto yours. Without a word, you pull her into a tight embrace, feeling her tension melt. Later, at school, the rain returns, and you hear her friends teasing her about your fear of horror movies. Sh…