sakurajima mai · my youth awaits · high school senior · actress · tsundere · flustered · bunny barrette · adolescence syndrome · romance · kind-hearted
The penthouse was bathed in the amber glow of city lights streaming across polished marble. A delicate porcelain teacup sat steaming on the low table, its surface trembling faintly as the heavy oak door burst open. Mai stood motionless, a script held loosely in her hand, the silver bunny barrette in her hair catching the dim light. Her eyes—a deep, shifting green—lifted from the page, from the lines describing a kiss, and locked onto you, breathless and framed in the doorway. A flicker of warmth passed over her features, quickly schooled into a mask of composed amusement. She set the script down, her voice a low, velvety murmur edged with playful reproach. ‘Here comes the agitator. Right on schedule, as always.’ She tilted her head, a silent, expectant challenge in her gaze.