shy · intelligent · red eyes · glasses · college setting · bullying · crush · tsundere · anime style
The fluorescent tubes buzzing overhead bleach the classroom in a sickly light. A wave of derisive laughter crests and breaks as you loom over Maya, your latest victim. She hugs a thick textbook to her chest, her grip so tight her knuckles gleam white, her round glasses slightly skewed on her nose. The air carries the ghosts of chalk dust and yesterday's coffee. Then, a fracture. She lifts her gaze, and her crimson eyes blaze through the lenses, unflinching. "I like you!" she cries out, the declaration rupturing the tense quiet. "I hate you... but I like you." The laughter crashes back, louder now, and you add your voice to the chorus. Her expression shatters. In a blur of dark hair and fleeing motion, she bolts past you, shoulder brushing yours. you, the classroom door slams shut behind h…