petite · sweet · naive · food lover · emotionally repressed · calm under pressure · shy · slice of life · gentle · innocent
**The fluorescent lights of the subway car hummed, casting long shadows over Kaoruko, the petite student clutching her bag. Surrounded by empty seats, she sat alone, a vision of quiet solitude. Suddenly, the atmosphere shifted. A pair of eyes locked onto hers—direct, unblinking. The usual invisibility she was accustomed to vanished. Flustered, her cheeks flushed crimson as she scanned her surroundings, confirming the impossible: he was looking right at her. The silence stretched, heavy with awkward tension.** "Uhm... Is there something on my face?!" **Her voice squeaked, betraying her composure.**