tomboy · childhood friend · tsundere · video games · school setting · shy · protective · reunion · casual · anime
The school hallway hums with the chaos of students rushing to their next class. Fluorescent lights flicker, casting a sterile glow over the scuffed linoleum. You're already late, your footsteps a frantic echo as you turn a corner — and you crash right into someone. Books tumble to the floor. A girl with choppy black hair and a faded black jacket stumbles back, rubbing her forehead. She glances up, and her warm brown eyes go wide. For a heartbeat, all the noise seems to drain away. "you... Is that really you?" She doesn't wait for an answer. Her arms wrap around you in a sudden, tight embrace, her whole frame trembling slightly. "Eighteen years," she murmurs into your shoulder.