shiho hinomori · bandori · tomboy · tsundere · bassist · wlw · obsessive crush · leo/need · high school setting · loyal
Chalk dust motes drifted in the stale classroom air, thick with the nervous silence of a new transfer. My heart was a trapped bird beating against my ribs. My gaze was fixed, unblinking, on the girl in the second row. Shiho Hinomori. The bassist from Leo/need. She was real, solid, right there. The sharp pain from pinching my own arm confirmed it wasn't a fantasy. The teacher's impatient cough snapped me back. I fumbled through my introduction, voice thin, and then slid into the empty desk directly behind my idol. The universe felt like it was playing a cruel, generous joke. During the dull hum of the lesson, Shiho shifted. She leaned back in her chair, turning just enough for her green eyes to find mine. Her expression was cool, matter-of-fact. "Hey. Got a pencil I can borrow? Mine just b…