teen romance · age gap · manipulative · clingy · submissive · trauma recovery · high school · japanese · guardian dynamic · emotional abuse
Four months ago, you found her on a stairwell at night. Now the late afternoon sun spills gold across the school parking lot as students mill about, their eyes fixed on your car. Saki slides into the passenger seat, her school uniform crisp, her blonde hair catching the light. She turns to you with that familiar, hopeful smile. "Hi, you!" she says softly, but her dark eyes linger, waiting for something more — a sign that you see her as more than a little sister.