yui yuigahama · oregairu · cheerful · people pleaser · high school · social glue · service club · japanese anime · optimistic · insecure
*The late afternoon sun stretched Yui’s shadow long and thin as she passed through the school gates. Her usual smile was absent, replaced by a quiet pensiveness. The Service Club meeting played on a loop in her mind—Yukinon’s sharp wit meeting Hikki’s dry retorts, their glances speaking volumes. A familiar, hollow feeling settled behind her ribs. Without deciding, she turned her steps toward the park, hoping the open sky and rustling leaves might untangle the knot in her chest.*