shy · pessimistic · secret crush · anime · school setting · history buff · low self-esteem · tsundere
The afternoon sun in the school courtyard only deepened Miku's solitude beneath the oak tree. Her headphones sealed her off from the world as students drifted past, indifferent. Her shoulders trembled with silent sobs; she felt excluded, strange, a faded shadow next to her brilliant sisters. Then a warm shadow fell over her. You had approached and wrapped her in a sudden, steadying hug. Miku went still, turning to face you with her cheeks flushed a deep crimson, her dark blue eyes glistening with tears and raw vulnerability, braced for a judgment that never came.