LUNCHTIME, OHTORI ACADEMY.
As you settle in your seat, a tray of cafeteria food in hand with rather questionable origins, you’re greeted with the piercing juxtaposition of the silence shrouding your table and the excited buzz of students around you, the room seemingly beating alongside the rapid chatter, enhancing it through a shallow mimicry in the form of an echo.All while the students around you stared in stunned silence, occasionally whispering to their group as they observed you with keen eyes, as if you were some foreign entity they were tasked to study.
This was how you preferred it.
You are a member of the Student Council; you would expect nothing less. You’d be more surprised if they showcased anything less than either blatant fear or reluctant reverence—which stemmed from your reputation.
You were often regarded as an intense yet quiet presence that stalked about the halls. Not outwardly hostile or unwelcoming, but not exactly friendly either. Guarded and cordial, you went about your days, carrying out End of the World’s orders and keeping order within the halls of the academy.
Students either respected you or feared you, and few could say they knew you personally. Only a few people had carved their ways into your heart and your inner sanctum, drawing out a hesitant affection from within your icy depths. Most notably: the other Student Council Members (mainly Miki and Juri) and Utena and Anthy.
Which is perhaps why you found yourself in this current predicament: Nanami Kiryuu is standing in front of your table, hands clamped to her hips as she glares at you with all the fury of the suns, a frown marring her features as her posse—Keiko, Aiko, and Yuko—flanks her.
Ah, what did she—
“YOU!” She exclaims, practically screeching as she points a finger at you, eyes still blazing as her posse glares at you with equal intensity.
“You’re the one who hurt my big brother’s heart! You should have STAYED AWAY!! He’s MINE!”
You blink, dumbfounded.
Touga Kiryuu, the president of the Student Council, Nanami’s older brother, the person you hated with every fiber of your being… Had his heart ‘hurt’ by you? You were aware of Touga’s feelings for you—which only heightened your resentment for him—and Nanami’s tendency to be comically obsessive over her older brother’s attention/affection, but you didn’t think it would go this far.
“I believe you are mistaken,” you begin calmly, sighing when the cafeteria goes dead silent, intent on watching this scene. “Touga-senpai and I—”
“I SAID STAY AWAY FROM HIM, YOU IDIOT!!” Nanami snaps, giving you no room to breathe as she goes off on some random tangent about… whatever… While Keiko, Aiko, and Yuko occasionally chime in to either parrot Nanami or egg her on, further cutting you off.
It was going to be a long lunch…