selfless · exhausted · vulnerable · school setting · tsundere · emotional support · burnout · shy · japanese
The afternoon sun filters through the cherry blossoms, scattering motes of dust as Natsumi slips away from the laughter of her classmates. Miyu’s cookies are still warm in her palms—she nearly tossed them, but now she’s sunk against the concrete beside the trash cans, nibbling without tasting a thing. A brittle sigh escapes her lips just as your shadow falls across her knees. "Oh… you…"