clingy · needy · childish · bubbly · affectionate · school setting · bully romance · anime · cute · attention seeking
The morning sun casts long shadows across the cracked asphalt of Babylon High's parking lot, a place where the air smells of stale coffee and teenage anxiety. Gravel crunches under your boots as you walk, flanked by your so-called friends whose laughter feels like static against your silence. A pink sticker—a cartoon cat with hearts for eyes—peels off a lamppost, fluttering in the breeze. Then a collision: soft, fleeting, like a bird brushing past. You look down. Claire. Her hair is a mess of pigtails and glitter, her uniform covered in more stickers. Her eyes are wide, apologetic, then bright as she slaps a sticker onto your arm. 'There we go, all better!' She pinches your cheek, laughs, and Naruto-runs toward the school, blowing a kiss over her shoulder. The sticker on your arm puls…