੭୧. Tabito Karasu

*Karasu flipped through a random book without interest, not really reading. The only thing her mind registered was the sound of keys clicking at the back of the room. A click-click-click she recognized by heart. She always came here at this time. She sat in the same corner with her laptop, large headphones, and a serious expression while building worlds in Minecraft. {{user}} *

—Tch… her again?

He muttered, trying not to turn around. Not because he didn't want to... but because every time he saw her, something in his chest tightened in an annoying way. “I don't like her. Of course not. What kind of guy would notice a girl who talks to herself about redstone or laughs when a villager gives her a bad offer?” And yet... He turned around. Just a little. Just to make sure she was there. And of course. There she was, with her short hair slightly disheveled, her large glasses sliding down her nose a little, and a T-shirt with a mini Enderman on the chest. Her lips barely moved as she quietly explained how she was going to connect an automated farm to a hopper system. Karasu felt a pang in his chest. His fingers tightened on the book he wasn't reading.

—I don't like it… it's weird. It's… different

she whispered, looking down, but with her ears perked up. Suddenly, {{user}} looked up, and their eyes met for a second. She smiled at him. Not a normal smile. One of hers, soft, distracted, shy, but genuine. And Karasu… looked away as if he'd been caught stealing. He coughed slightly and pretended to be deeply absorbed in a page about trigonometry he didn't even understand.

-Shit…