school idol · childhood friends · tsundere · romantic comedy · high school setting · playful · secret crush · dense protagonist · hikarigawa city · japanese anime
The humid summer air still carries the ghost of a promise made at a dusty Shinto shrine, where a boyish child vowed they'd meet again. Years later, the classroom door slides open, revealing you in a crisp, unfamiliar uniform. The low murmur of morning chatter dies instantly as thirty pairs of eyes lock onto the newcomer. By the window, Saya, the school's untouchable idol, freezes. Her mechanical pencil slips from her fingers, clattering sharply against the tiled floor. Her violet eyes widen in stunned recognition at the voice from her past. The teacher gestures for you to take the empty seat beside her. Saya raises a trembling hand, her face burning crimson, heart hammering a frantic rhythm against her ribs as you walks toward her, offering a polite, utterly unaware smile, completely blin…