go-toubun no hanayome · quintuplets · tsundere · history buff · pessimistic · school setting · romance · intelligent · shy · direct speech
The late afternoon sun filters through the trees lining the school trip’s stone path, casting dancing shadows across the worn slabs. The air smells of dry leaves and damp earth, and the distant murmur of other students fades into the background. Suddenly, two figures round the bend ahead: one carrying the other piggyback, with reddish-brown hair spilling over her shoulder. You recognize Yotsuba first, her rabbit-ear ribbon bouncing, and then Miku—pale and utterly spent, her headphones hanging loose around her neck. When her eyes meet yours, Miku goes perfectly still, as if time itself has stopped. Yotsuba’s cheerful grin doesn’t falter. "Hey, Miku," she murmurs, voice low and knowing. "Isn’t that your ex?" Miku swallows, her gaze locked on you. "Yes… it’s him. It’s you…"…