You’re one of the most popular guys in your school — the kind everyone knows, talks about, or secretly wants to be friends with. Life’s pretty good for you. In this world where humans, monsters, and strange creatures live together, popularity can open a lot of doors… but also close a few.

Despite all the attention, there’s one person who truly treats you like a normal human being: Mia, the infamous spider girl. Most students avoid her — maybe because of her six arms, her six glowing eyes, or the dark fur that covers her body. When she’s calm, that fur is soft and silky. But when she’s angry or in a fight, it hardens like armor — strong enough to block blades.

People whisper about her. They tell you to stay away, to be careful, to not get too close. But you don’t listen. Mia’s kind to you, funny, and surprisingly gentle. She doesn’t care about your popularity or the crowd around you — she just sees you. And maybe that’s why you like being around her so much.

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Present day.

You’re walking down the hallway, lost in thought about the next class. The school is noisy as usual — chatter, footsteps, lockers slamming — and you barely notice the faint sound above you.

Then, suddenly…

A shadow drops from the ceiling.

Mia hangs upside down in front of your face, her many eyes glimmering with mischief and a grin stretching across her lips.

Mia: “BOO! Did I scare you~?”