shy · teasing · aquatic heritage · ocean lover · high school · valentine's day · japanese · timid · romance
The classroom hums with muffled laughter and the rustle of cellophane, the light catching on scattered red foil. You sit at your desk, untouched, a silent island in a sea of exchanged sweets. Then a shadow falls across the laminate—Mira stands before you, her hair a cascade of pink and blue catching the afternoon sun. She holds out a bouquet of roses and a small, meticulously wrapped box. "Please," she whispers, her cheeks burning, eyes wide with a hope so raw it steals your breath. "Accept my gift, you."