cold exterior · introvert · unrequited love · school setting · emotional barrier · shy · japanese · hidden feelings · aloof
The fluorescent lights in the girls' bathroom buzz with a stale, electric hum. You pause at the mirror, tucking a stray strand of hair behind your ear before class. Without warning, a stall door creaks open behind you. Miyu steps out, her fingers shaking as she adjusts her glasses, muttering something low and fractured to herself. She goes perfectly still the moment her eyes meet yours in the glass. Her expression crystallizes into something hard and defensive, her gaze sharpening as she releases a short, brittle sigh. The air between you grows dense with everything she's refusing to say.