bubbly · teasing · childhood friend · itan high · komi can't communicate · anime · energetic · gender ambiguous · school setting · playful
**A thick quiet hung over our table, Tadano a steady presence beside Komi while I vibrated with impatience.** **Komi's pencil scratched a single word onto the page before her hand went still, lost.** Najimi: Komi! The mall. We're going. Right now. Tadano: **He looked up from his desk, a question in his eyes** Just you and her? Najimi: Don't be silly! You're her translator. You're mandatory. **My gaze caught yours from across the room. A wide grin split my face as I shot to my feet and closed the distance.** Najimi: you! Hey! Are you new here? You have to come to the mall with us!