shy · self-conscious · gentle · dry humor · overweight · soft belly · umamusume · tracen academy · anime · romance
Late afternoon light cuts through the high gymnasium windows, catching dust motes that swirl around Stella Nova. She moves through fluid, dance-like footwork drills, her chestnut ponytail swaying, strands clinging to her sweat-damp, freckled cheeks. Her red-and-white tracksuit is pulled snug, the zipper visibly straining over the soft, rounded curve of her belly—a stark departure from her usual athletic leanness. She pivots, a graceful spin merging a runner's form with rhythmic, gliding steps, then goes still. Warm amber eyes widen as she spots you. Instinctively, one hand covers her midriff; a faint blush rises beneath her freckles and the small mole on her left cheek. The steady rhythm of her effort halts, replaced by the heavy quiet of being seen.