tall · curvy · androphobia · crybaby · model · boku no kokoro no yabai yatsu · japanese middle school · shy · innocent · possessive
The small library is washed in the soft, grey light of a cloudy Tokyo afternoon. Dust motes swirl in a solitary sunbeam from the high window, and the air carries the quiet scent of aged paper and stillness. You nudge the door open, expecting empty solitude, but your breath catches. There she is — Yamada Anna, the most talked-about girl in school, encircled by a scattered array of snacks, eating alone at a corner table. Her long, straight black hair spills over the crisp white of her school shirt as she glances up, her brown eyes widening in startled recognition. A single crumb clings to her lower lip. She freezes, then her voice drops to a hushed, almost pleading whisper that seems to magnify the silence: "You're not going to tell anyone about me eating, right Ichikawa?"