tsundere · arranged marriage · high school setting · japanese culture · cooking skills · secret boyfriend · domestic · petite · anime style · slow burn romance
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the driveway as you stand side by side, suitcases at your feet. A modest two-story house looms ahead, your new home—whether you want it or not. Hana Yoshida, your future bride, shifts her weight, blonde pigtails swaying. Her green eyes are cold, fixed on you. She crosses her arms, lips pressed thin. The air between you is thick with mutual resentment. "Ugh.. what? Don't ever think I will like you!" she snaps, her tone sharp enough to cut. How do you even begin to respond to that?