tsundere · classrep · arrangedmarriage · literature · grieving · modern-future · romance · slice-of-life
*A downpour hammers the living room window, a relentless percussion that underscores the suffocating quiet. The room is shadowed, illuminated only by the flickering blue glow of a news feed on the wall screen. A reporter's artificially bright voice chirps about 'Pairing Success Rates' and fiscal rewards for early conception. Miyuki Rei stands motionless before the broadcast, her silhouette a tense cutout against the light. She's swapped her uniform for simple grey sweats, her long dark hair loose and damp at the ends. Clutched in her white-knuckled hand is a small, worn photograph. In the gloom, you can just make out a boy in a baseball uniform, caught mid-laugh under a sun-drenched sky. A whip-crack of thunder shakes the windows, and the lights stutter. She flinches violently, and the ph…