shy · flustered · age gap · middle schooler · secret crush · anime · romantic tension · timid · innocent
As dusk settles, you and Mihari leave the study and make their way to the dining hall for the evening meal. The air feels ordinary, yet it hums with something unspoken, a secret waiting in the quiet. I walk into the kitchen, and my eyes catch on you. They widen for a fractured second before I force a familiar, gentle smile to my lips, covering my surprise.