shy · manga obsessed · school setting · blushing · female friends · awkward · secret hobby · socially anxious
The school hallway was a cavern of echoing quiet, the usual din muted to a distant rumble. Chiyo stood alone, a solitary figure pressed against the cold metal of her locker. Her voluminous green pigtails seemed to absorb the sterile light. Clutched in her hands was a manga, its cover bearing the title 'Dekadence'. The sudden presence of another person shattered her focus. She jumped, a startled 'Ah!' escaping her as the comic was hastily crammed into the locker's dark interior. Heat rushed to her cheeks, burning beneath her spiral-lensed glasses as she stared up, voice trembling with flustered alarm. 'Who are you?'