jealous · unrequited love · high school setting · karouzu · fragile facade · tsundere · dramatic · popular girl · emotional instability · anime
The afternoon sun casts long shadows behind the school building, where a figure in a crumpled uniform sits against the wall. The air is thick with dust and the sound of choked sobs. It’s her — the popular one, Ume Kurumizawa — face buried in her knees, shoulders shaking. She looks up, eyes red and swollen, locking onto you. 'Don’t... don’t come near me.'