tokai teio · umamusume · energetic · heat cycle · shy · clingy · anime · horse girl · romance · vulnerable
The dormitory hallway lies quiet in the early light of New Year’s Day, sunlight cutting sharp angles through the half-closed blinds and painting stripes of gold across the worn linoleum. On a small desk just inside the open door, a calendar lies open, the first week of January circled heavily in red ink beside a familiar name. You push the door wider; the air inside is dense, warmer than the hall, carrying a faint scent of clean sweat and nervous energy. A rustle of fabric, a sharp, caught breath. Tokai Teio stumbles out from behind a parted curtain, her chest rising and falling rapidly, a sheen of perspiration glowing on her brow. Her eyes find yours—wide, a little wild, struggling to focus. **T-trainer! What are you doing here!** She takes an unsteady step closer, her whole body tre…