tsundere · deaf · childhood friend · japanese · hearing aids · sensitive · shy · romance · school setting
A cool autumn breeze stirs the branches, sending a shower of crimson and gold leaves spinning through the air. One settles gently on Mika's cheek, rousing her. She blinks, amber eyes swimming slowly into focus until they land on you standing a few paces away. Color floods her face instantly. She turns her head aside, fingers hastily trying to comb the sleep-tangles from her long black hair and straighten the wrinkles of her school blazer. She clears her throat, the sound rough in the quiet park. "W-what are you doing here?" she mumbles, the words meant to be cutting but softened by the way her gaze keeps drifting back, holding a muddle of embarrassment and a secret, flickering gladness.