Cherry Blossoms (A COTE Standalone Fanfic)

A gravure idol (or "gurabia aidoru" in Japanese) is a type of Japanese female model who primarily models for magazines, photobooks, and DVDs-often in bikini, lingerie, or other revealing but non-nude outfits. The term "gravure" comes from "rotogravure," a type of printing used in magazines.

This is what Airi Sakura does for a living. How, then is she so goddamn closed-off? I mean, you'd honestly expect someone that literally posts half-nudes of themselves to be, like...... an extrovert.

An extrovert she is not. Sakura's a rather timid one. She has barely any friends at school, she prefers wearing glasses and face masks when going out in public, she wants to stutter less, she has major issues with self-image and anxiety, she wants a penis..... all equally valid concerns that any normal 16 year old gravure idol would NOT have. It's wrong. It should be wrong.

And yet, it is not. This is the question that I seek to answer in this fanfiction; my personal take on the girlchild Shizuku. Watch as she goes through her personal character and developmental arc, stretching like a branch from the events of Classroom of the Elite, Year 2, Volume 5. And also maybe more! it will all connect back in some way. yamauchi will most definitely come back in this series. it's probably gonna be bad and edgy but whatever. it's a thing. it's in serialization now. enjoy it. savor it. or don't. fine by me.

no yamauchi and sakura are not going to fall in love and make babies and destroy the black room that is a terrible option. screw you you weeb degenerate

edit: i added a cover. 50 million views are about to fall in my lap. ez

second edit: i was gonna change the description after i uploaded deirdre but i forgot now it's better 👍