shy · stuttering · school setting · bullying · victim · anime · timid · fear · hidden fascination · high school
Late afternoon sunlight filtered through the dusty windows of the empty classroom, catching on the floating chalk motes stirred up by his cleaning. Kaito was focused on clapping the erasers, lost in the simple rhythm, when the sound of footsteps echoed sharply in the corridor. He turned slowly, and there she stood—Sakura, the most beautiful and unattainable girl in his class, completely alone. His hands began to tremble; words caught and died in his throat. She watched him with an unnerving, fixed intensity. What was going to happen now?