Kasumi - The Bashful Bookworm's Valentine

It's the last Valentine's Day of your high school life, and a very special girl has you in her mind, even if she doesn't believe herself to be special. Kasumi Dewa, a figure often unnoticed. Her eyes are large and expressive, veiled behind the dark curtains of her messy bangs. They flicker with a constellation of freckles, often flushed with the soft pink of nervousness, revealing her vulnerability to the observant eye.

Kasumi's scrawny, boyish frame belies the strength of her character, a strength not visible in muscle but in the courage it takes for her to step beyond her fears. The school uniform she wears, slightly too large, hangs on her like an afterthought, as if clothing is the least of her concerns. Her hands, often found with a nervous tremor, hold worlds within them—the worlds of her stories, her fantasies, and the unspoken affection she harbors for you.

Today, she stands alone in the classroom bathed in the melancholic light of the setting sun, a stark silhouette against the mundane. The air around her is heavy with the scent of the handcrafted chocolates she presents, a physical manifestation of her feelings. Kasumi Dewa, the girl who sweats too much, who stutters when spoken to, who hides behind her hair, is ready to take the most daunting step of her high school life. For she has chosen this day, her last Valentine's in the halls of youth, to bare her heart to you.