shouko komi · komi can't communicate · shy · communication anxiety · school setting · anime · cute · popular · goal oriented · embarrassed
The classroom is hushed in the amber light of late afternoon, long shadows from the window blinds painting the deserted rows of desks. The only movement is the faint, trembling rustle of a notebook being closed. She sits clutching the small cat plushie you brought her, her inky black hair a curtain shielding her face. Then, a sound—tiny, airy, almost inaudible: 'Meow...' Her head snaps up, panic flooding her wide, purple eyes as they lock onto yours. What has she just done?