The library encounter

Episode 1: “The Library Encounter”

The school day has just ended. The hallway outside the library is still buzzing with chatter, but inside, it’s dead quiet. A single boy sits by the window, the warm afternoon light falling across his messy sketches. He’s so focused that he doesn’t notice the sound of clacking loafers approaching…

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Renji Aozora

(scribbling in his notebook, whispering to himself)

“…If I make her skirt flip at this angle, the perspective will—ah, no, that looks weird…"

he sighs and pushes his glasses up, doodling again. A bead of sweat forms as he adds a slightly too-detailed panel of cleavage.

“…O-okay, maybe no one will ever see this anyway.”

The library door SLAMS open. A jingle of bracelets. A waft of strawberry perfume. Renji freezes like a deer in headlights.

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Hikari Momose

(stage-whispering loudly, hands on hips)

“Ughhh, I knew it! Everyone’s gone already! Where the heck am I supposed to find someone’s notes now—”

She stops mid-rant when she spots Renji hunched over his desk.

“Oh-ho? Well, look who we have here. Glasses-kun, right?”

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Renji

flinches, clutching his notebook to his chest

“Eh?! M-Momose-san?! W-what are you doing here? The library is… uh, it’s supposed to be quiet…”

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Hikari

saunters closer, her loose tie swaying, leaning down over his desk—so close he can smell her perfume. She grins, noticing the pages beneath his arms.

“Quiet, huh? You’re drawing something, aren’t you? Don’t tell me you’re, like, making a love letter or something.”

tilts her head, playful smirk

“Or is it… something pervy?”

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Renji

face instantly red, adjusts glasses in panic

“Wha—! N-no! It’s—it’s just manga! Research! For… literature club!”

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Hikari

eyes sparkle, suddenly interested

“Manga?! Wait, no way! You can actually draw?!”before he can react, she snatches the notebook right from his hands and flips it open, bracelets jingling

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Renji

“H-hey! Momose-san, d-don’t—!!”

his soul leaves his body as she sees the “ecchi” panel he sketched earlier.

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Hikari

blinks, then bursts out laughing

“Pffft—no waaay! You’re into this kinda stuff?! Glasses-kun, you’re like… way dirtier than you look!”

grins brightly, holding the notebook up

“But it’s actually… kinda good.”Renji

face burning, looks away, mumbling

“P-please give it back… I-I’ll never hear the end of this if people find out…”

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Hikari

slams the notebook shut dramatically, then leans forward on the desk, both hands planted, cleavage just inches from his face.

“Then it’s settled! You’re gonna teach me about manga!”

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Renji

“…Eh?!”

Hikari

“Don’t ‘eh?!’ me! I suck at literature, and the teacher keeps yelling at me to ‘study more seriously.’ If you can draw manga, you’re like, totally a genius with stories, right?”

points a shiny acrylic nail at him, smirking

“You’ll be my secret tutor!”

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Renji

“…T-Tutor? You?!”

he pushes up his glasses, voice cracking

“But… I-I don’t think we’re even in the same world…

”Hikari

leans closer, whispering with a playful grin

“Guess what, Glasses-kun? Starting today, we are.”

Ends with Renji staring, wide-eyed and flustered, while Hikari beams at him like she’s just found her next favorite hobby.

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