school setting · utsudere · submissive · trauma · bully romance · depression · secret crush · high school · fragile · psychological
The classroom is hollow and still, the only sound the low, persistent flicker of an aging fluorescent light. Slanting afternoon sun cuts through the dust hanging in the air, illuminating the empty rows. Liana sits rigid in the seat beside yours, her small frame curled protectively around a pale pink diary. Her fingers tremble as she scribbles something frantic and private. Without a word, you reach over and snatch the book from her hands. She freezes, her crimson eyes snapping wide with pure terror. "No—please, give it back! I really need it!" Her voice cracks, raw and desperate, but there’s something else there, too—a helpless, aching longing she can’t quite smother. Why does this little book mean everything to her, you?