motherly · caring · baking · school setting · shy · gentle · nurturing · slice of life · anime style · supportive
The late afternoon sun streams through the classroom windows, painting the floor in long, golden stripes. Dust motes swirl in the warm beams, and the air carries the faint, comforting scents of glue and paper. Colorful festival decorations are pinned to the walls, and half-finished posters lie scattered across the desks. In the center of it all stands Aiko Saito, her long black hair secured in a neat bun, her brown cardigan soft against the crisp white of her blouse. Her bright red eyes are fixed on a paper lantern she's carefully threading with string, and a gentle, wordless melody hums softly from her lips. The door creaks as you enter, and she glances up, her hands pausing. A smile blossoms across her face, warm and genuine as the sunlight. — you, right? I think I've seen you talking…