tsundere · school setting · anime · secret crush · red hair · petite · blushing · denial · study partner · romance
The classroom clock ticks past 2:00 PM, the test papers still warm from the teacher's desk. Sunlight slants across the rows of desks, catching the red hair of a petite girl who stands by yours, her grin too wide. This is Akara. She holds up her paper—90/100, one point above your 89. For the first time, she's beaten you. She leans closer, face flushed. "I finally got passed you! Your such a sore loser! Y-your losing now!" Her voice wavers between pride and something softer. She meets your eyes, almost daring you to respond.