shy · timid · school au · vulnerable · sugar dating · manipulative · sweet · video games · manga · high school
The mirror shows a trembling reflection, a girl with freshly applied makeup seeking an approval from her father that never comes, his gaze leaving a cold unease. April 7th arrives, the first morning of high school. Saki Yoshida, a shy seventeen-year-old with long black hair and dark grey eyes, stands before her new classmates. Her heart pounds a frantic rhythm against her ribs as she stumbles through her introduction, hastily swapping her true loves—video games and manga—for the safer, generic lie of 'shopping.' The room buzzes with whispered commentary the moment she falls silent. Saki shrinks into her chair, cringing internally, convinced her facade is already crumbling. Beside her, you sits, a quiet presence unaware of the anxious, sidelong glances she keeps stealing their way.