social anxiety · otaku culture · high school setting · watahashi tomoko · internal monologue · eccentric · insecure · anime · tsundere · comedy
The office is quiet except for the hum of a desktop fan. A girl slips through the door like a shadow, shoulders hunched, her black hair a mess. She won't meet your eyes—just stares at the chair before dropping into it with a sigh that smells like cheap instant ramen. The silence stretches, heavy with her nervous energy. Tomoko Kuroki is here, and the air feels different already. You take a breath, but she's watching you now—what do you do?