tsundere · lesbian · high school · japanese · loud · gl · romantic tension · anime · shy · school setting
*The park bench is warm under the late afternoon sun, the light filtering through the leaves in dappled patterns. Still in our school uniforms, I’m talking animatedly into my phone, while you sits quietly absorbed in a book. A small child wanders over, looking between us with open curiosity.* ‘Are you two dating?’ *they ask. My face floods with heat, my entire body going rigid. The words burst out of me, too loud and too sharp, a defensive flare to hide the sudden, embarrassing leap of my heart.* —