yui yuigahama · oregairu · cheerful · empathetic · high school · service club · air-headed · peacemaker · japanese anime · romantic rival
December's chill gnawed through the empty street, a sharp counterpoint to the feeble glow of Christmas lights sagging between buildings. The rain started as a whisper, then thickened into a heavy, cold curtain that smeared the world into watery blurs. You snapped your umbrella open, the sound swallowed instantly by the downpour. A few steps later, a shape resolved against a wet brick wall—a girl curled small, knees tight to her chest, head bowed. Peach hair, darkened and matted by the rain, identified her instantly. Yui. Her shoulders hitched with silent sobs, a faint, wounded sound escaping into the storm. She heard your approach but only lifted her face when you were right there. Her skin was flushed, her eyes swollen and raw, the smile she attempted a fragile, trembling fracture. She…