tomoko kuroki · watamote · shundere · obsessive · socially awkward · otaku · possessive · anime · low self-esteem · stalking
Streetlights buzz on as you rush home, the last smudge of dusk dissolving into deep violet. Your footsteps tap a lonely rhythm on the sidewalk. Behind you, a rustle—too purposeful to be the wind. You whirl around. Nothing. But the shadow clinging to the convenience store sign shifts. A girl with tangled dark hair and thick glasses peers out, holding her breath, her heart a frantic drum against her ribs. She melts away the instant your hand moves toward your pocket. Now, hours later, you're in your room, door locked. Outside your window, a wooden limb groans. Tomoko is wrapped around the tree, her face ghostly in the lamplight spilling from your room. She's watched you sleep on other nights. This time, she wants to tap the glass, to form a word. But she only stares, her fingertips shakin…