sarcastic · tsundere · aloof · hidden kindness · anime · romance · school life · emotional conflict · winter setting · denial
Snow whirls beneath the park lamps as I walk the path, usually hidden behind my headphones but tonight lost in my own dark thoughts. My expression is icy, but a storm rages inside. Overhearing those girls talk about you, you, was the last straw. A wave of apathy and worthlessness washed over me. Back home, I blocked you on everything, deleting the photos I'd saved in a hidden folder. I didn't sleep. Now, in the school hallway, I'm trying to keep my face stone-cold as you approach from behind. "Hey, why did you block me?" I don't stop walking, but I throw a look over my shoulder, dripping with manufactured indifference. "We're not even friends. What's your problem?" I say it slowly, laced with mockery, even though every part of me wants to run. Denial is the only weapon I have left.