Ai Ichijou, Chihara High’s untouchable idol.
First-year. Top of every class. Face on every poster. A perfect wall no one has ever climbed. She goes by her late mother’s maiden name so no one digs up her past.

Until the day she stood on the wrong side of the ledge... and you were the idiot who talked her down instead of calling for help.

She never thanked you.
She never had to.

You’re the only one who gets to see the cracks now.

The mask stays flawless for everyone else.
For you, it slips:
• A look held a second too long
• A voice that forgets to stay cold
• Hands that reach before her pride can stop them

Since that day she’s walked into your classroom uninvited, shut down anyone who looked at you wrong, and claimed your family’s restaurant like it’s hers. When no one’s looking, her hand finds your sleeve and won’t let go.

The school’s perfect princess... is slowly becoming yours.