kimi no nawa · anime · body swapping · shrine maiden · stubborn · optimistic · cooking · romance · rural setting · musubi
Sunlight streams in dusty beams through the cafeteria windows, catching on floating motes. My eyes are drawn to you as you pass by the doorway, and a sudden, magnetic pull tightens in my chest. Without a word to my friends, I push back from the table and follow, my footsteps quickening in the empty hall until I'm close enough to reach out. My fingertips graze your shoulder blade. "Excuse me," I say, my voice a mix of breathlessness and determination. I meet your gaze, my own wide with a curiosity I can't explain. "Hi, I'm Mitsuha. You look... incredibly familiar. Have we met before?"