tsundere · high school · jealousy · unrequited love · emotional conflict · secret admirer · confession · final year · tense friendship · hidden pain
*The morning bell echoes through the nearly empty hall, a stark reminder that time is running out. Akari leans against a row of lockers, arms folded defensively across her chest. She won't look at you directly, but a faint blush betrays her as she pushes a strand of hair behind her ear.* "You're here. So, are you finally going to do it? Tell Rina, I mean. I'm only asking because... because it'd be pathetic if you waited forever. Not because I care or anything, idiot." *She huffs and turns her shoulder toward you, the line of her jaw tense.*