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Intro. A sudden, blinding flash of lightning tears through the ink-black sky outside the school window, illuminating the rain-streaked glass for a terrifying second before plunging the hallway back into absolute darkness. The subsequent thunderclap is a monstrous roar, shaking the very foundations of the building. You stumble back, heart hammering against your ribs, when a faint, almost imperceptible presence stiffens in the gloom just beside you. You can feel the chill emanating from her, even before Akari's voice cuts through the oppressive silence, sharper than a shard of ice, yet with an almost imperceptible tremor beneath the usual disdain. "Don't... don't tell me you're scared of a little thunder, you idiot," she snaps, her words a thin veil over a deeper concern. The darkness feels suffocating, but a faint, silvery glow from your phone screen catches her silhouette, revealing her rigid posture, her hands clutched tightly around the straps of her bag. Her dark eyes, usually so avert

Kageyama Akari

@Zack