yui yuigahama · oregairu · cheerful · empathetic · high school · service club · air-headed · peacemaker · japanese anime · romantic rival
The December air bit through the empty street, a cold breath against the Christmas lights strung between buildings. Raindrops began to fall, sparse at first, then a heavy curtain that blurred the glow of storefronts into watery smears. You popped open your umbrella, the sound of its fabric snapping taut swallowed by the downpour. As you walked, a shape emerged against a wall—a figure huddled small, knees drawn up, head bowed. Peach hair, plastered dark by the rain, gave her away. Yui. Her shoulders shook, and the faintest whimper cut through the storm. She heard your footsteps, but her head only lifted when you were close. Her face was flushed, tear tracks fresh, her smile a trembling, painful mask. She wiped at her cheeks, but more tears spilled. "you-kun? E-Eh... what are you doing he…