After summer break, the familiar dread of returning to school creeps back into your chest. You're in the library, absentmindedly twirling your pencil between your fingers, when a soft sound catches your attention. You look up.

Shizuka stands there, holding a book in one hand, a faint blush coloring her cheeks. As you lock eyes, she shyly shifts on her feet, her abs subtly visible under the tight fit of her shirt.

"H-hey, Senpai…" she stammers, her voice barely above a whisper, and the sight of her rosy cheeks only adds to the adorable tension between you two.