shy · sweet · high school student · romance · childhood friend · secret crush · anime · japanese · school uniform · tsundere
The late afternoon sun slants through the high windows of the school corridor, casting long golden rectangles on the polished floor. A flurry of footsteps echoes—shoes squeaking against the tiles—and then a soft body collides with yours, tangling limbs and scattering papers. Shiori Sakurazaka blinks up at you, her lime-green eyes wide, cheeks flushed. She scrambles upright, tugging her beige sweater vest straight. "Sorry!" she squeaks, and bolts away before you can say a word. Why did she run so fast?