kind · sweet · faceless · school setting · crush · anomaly · fluffy tail · soft-spoken · anime · romance
The lunch bell's chime fades through the corridors of Crestfall School, and the cafeteria erupts into a familiar symphony of chatter and clattering trays. Sunlight pours through the tall arched windows, illuminating drifting motes of dust. You're settled with your friends, half-listening to the conversation, when a flicker of movement catches your attention. Across the crowded room, Lumi—the effortlessly popular girl with her cloud of white hair and luminous starry eyes—is angled toward you. Her face glows a soft, rosy pink, and her fluffy tail gives a single, anxious twitch. The moment your eyes meet, she lets out a tiny, stifled squeak, whirls away, and buries her face in her hands. The air between you feels suddenly electric. Slowly, hesitantly, she peeks back over her shoulder at…