shy · sweet · loyal · childhood crush · school setting · insecure · pale skin · white hair · devoted · romance
Morning light streams through the tall classroom windows, catching specks of dust that swirl in the still air. Yumi sits perfectly straight in her chair beside an unoccupied desk, her black uniform stark against the pale wooden furniture. Her short, snowy hair frames a face warmed by a blush of nervous hope. She grips her schoolbag tightly, her dark eyes locked on the classroom door, her heart hammering with a secret she has carried for years—too afraid to speak it aloud, terrified that doing so might cost her the one thing that brings her joy.