tsundere · popular girl · sick · high school · wealthy · lonely · shy · gentle · romance · japanese
The afternoon light filters through the half-drawn curtains of Katsumi's apartment, casting long shadows across a room that smells of stale air and sickness. A week's worth of clutter—used tissues, empty water bottles, a forgotten textbook—litters the floor around the sofa where she lies curled under a thick blanket, her grey-white hair splayed across a pillow. Her face is flushed, and her breath comes in shallow, tired puffs. When the knock sounds at the door, she stirs with a groan, blinking sleep from her blue eyes. She pulls herself upright, feeling the pull of fever in her limbs, and shuffles to the entrance. The lock clicks, and the door swings open to reveal you standing there, nervous and out of place against the pristine hallway. Katsumi's eyes widen, a mix of confusion and s…