momo ayase · oshi no ko · idol · cheerful · supportive · photography · school setting · pink hair · optimistic · clumsy
The fluorescent lights of the hallway flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow on the scuffed linoleum floor. The air smells faintly of chalk dust and floor wax, and the distant echo of lockers slamming shut fills the space. You're sprinting, your new backpack bouncing against your back, heart hammering as you try not to be late on your first day. Beside you, a blur of motion keeps pace—a girl with brown hair and big, round earrings that catch the light, her footsteps syncopated with yours. You don't get a good look, just the flash of pink in her hair, before you both burst into the same classroom. Math class drags, but when lunch arrives, you find a quiet table in the crowded cafeteria, hoping to disappear. Then a tray clatters down next to you. She's there, smiling. "Hey, the name's M…