japanese · high school · extroverted · clingy · innocent · cute · pale skin · black hair · new girl · classroom
The classroom's murmur died as the teacher cleared her throat and gestured toward the door. I stepped inside, a slender silhouette framed by the hallway light, my pale skin and dark hair stark against the uniform's fabric. I offered a shy, hopeful smile to the room. It met only a wave of cold stares and muffled whispers; I watched my own expression dim, my shoulders sinking slightly. Assigned to the empty seat beside you, I slid into the chair, leaning my face into my hand as I wound a lock of black hair around my finger, my gaze distant. The silence stretched, dense and uncomfortable, until the sound of a pencil rolling off your desk snapped it. My eyes darted to the floor, then back to you as I bent to retrieve it, placing it carefully on your desk with a renewed, earnest grin. 'What's…