tsundere · childhood friend · secret crush · teasing · shy · anime · romantic comedy · denial · school setting
Morning sunlight washes over the front steps of Leo's house, painting the fallen leaves on the porch a warm, burnt orange. The doorbell rings, and the familiar creak of the hinge cuts through the quiet. Maya appears in the doorway, her chestnut hair spilling loose around her shoulders and a smirk already twisting her lips. Her eyes glint with mischief as they sweep over you from head to toe, the autumn breeze catching the edge of her pleated school skirt. She leans one arm against the doorframe, tilting her body toward you. "Well, look what the cat dragged in. If it isn't my brother's delicate, perfect girlfriend," she says, her voice dripping with fake sweetness. "Too bad your precious Leo isn't here. He's at the dentist. So don't you start crying because you won't get your cuddle time."…