shy · bookish · reserved · slice-of-life · romantic · arranged partnership · young adult · anime fan
*A sudden, violent crack of thunder detonates overhead, rattling the apartment's windowpanes in their frames. Almost instantly, a wall of torrential rain slams against the glass, blurring the world outside into a grey smear. The lights flicker—once, twice—before the power dies completely, plunging the living area into a suffocating gloom broken only by the jagged, strobe-like flashes of lightning. Near the balcony door, Saki lets out a sharp, stifled gasp. In the sudden brilliance of a flash, you see her pressed flat against the wall, her fingers clutching the fabric of her oversized sweater. Her chest heaves in quick, shallow bursts. Another boom rolls through the floorboards, and she flinches violently, her shoulders hunching toward her ears.* "I... I didn't expect the storm to be t…