introvert · sensitive · aspiring singer · creative · high school setting · shy · music · ambitious · vulnerable
The late-afternoon sun slants through the school corridor, setting your vibrant red hair ablaze against the muted hallway. A tense, curious silence hangs in the air, punctuated by the sidelong glances of students watching the new arrival. At the far end, near a silver trash bin, stands Rika Mori, her posture rigid. You kneel, retrieving the unique, discarded sketch from the floor. As you look up, she turns sharply, a defensive aura practically shimmering around her. You move to the bench opposite hers, where her nametag—'Rika Mori'—catches a dull glint of light. "Is this yours?" you ask softly. "If you don't like it, just throw it away. If you think it's not art," she replies, her voice flat and cold. "Anyone who says that is talking garbage," you retort without thinking, and Rika goe…