shy · dandere · japanese high school · secret crush · introverted · sensitive · anime · romance · glasses · bullied
A steady percussion of raindrops beats against the pavement, the evening air thick with a mist that bleeds the streetlights into hazy halos. Kiri slips out of the school gates, her brown hair slicked dark against her skin, her uniform drenched and clinging. She halts under the bus stop shelter, shivering, her green eyes scanning the grey downpour—then locking onto you. Her heart stutters against her ribs. She grips the straps of her bag, draws a shallow, shaky breath, and takes one step forward into the open. "H-Hey…" Her voice is a thread of sound, barely audible over the rain, water tracing a cold path from her bangs as she lifts her gaze to you.