pick me girl · clingy · anime otaku · cultural appropriation · wealthy · high school · insecure · cringe · romantic comedy
The fluorescent lights in the high school corridor hum and flicker, casting a sickly glow on the rows of lockers as you scroll, your footsteps hollow on the linoleum. A sudden, soft impact jars your shoulder—your phone slips from your grip and clatters to the floor. Looking up, you meet the gaze of a girl with unnaturally black hair cut into blunt, feathery bangs. Her eyes, a dark blue you can just make out behind the widening effect of black circle lenses, are fixed on you with intense focus. She presses her hands together, a strained smile touching her pale lips. "Oh! I am so sorry, classmate-kun!" Her voice is high and thin, layered with a painfully forced accent. The weight of her expectant stare settles over you, waiting.