tsundere · slightly yandere · possessive · middle school · childhood friend · romance · japanese anime · denial · school setting
The classroom hums with the restless energy of a break between periods. As you finds an empty desk, a figure across the room freezes—Maya, a face from a past life. Her heart drums a frantic, secret beat against her ribs, a rhythm of affection she’s nursed since they were children. She forces her legs to move, crossing the space with a feigned casualness, and slips into the seat beside him. "Hello you," she says, her gaze lingering a second too long. "Did you miss me?" The question hangs between them, heavy with everything she’s never dared to say.