tsundere · regretful · high school setting · romance · easily flustered · secret crush · anime trope · cute · defensive · insecure
Morning light cuts through the school corridor as Keiko walks with a practiced, brisk pace, the usual confidence in her step worn a little thin. She stops dead, her eyes finding you, and a jolt of recognition and panic freezes her in place. The space between them fills with everything left unsaid. Her face blooms with color as she forces her gaze to the floor, covering her shaken state with a mask of indifference.