Fluffy Gloves

Kazehara Tetsu turned around and held the gloves out to Sakayanagi Arisu.

"Try these."

Sakayanagi Arisu looked down at the gloves he was offering and froze slightly.

They were pure white fluffy gloves, soft and fuzzy, with an unapologetically adorable feel.

She raised her head to look at Kazehara Tetsu, disbelief in her eyes.

"These? They don't suit me at all..."

Whether as the core of Class A at the top of Campus or in her usual shrewd and meticulous manner, Sakayanagi Arisu was completely unrelated to the word "cute."

Just imagining those gloves, so adorably childish they were almost juvenile, on her hands felt strange, as though she had secretly put on someone else's belongings.

Seeing the expression on her face that plainly said, "Are you joking?" Kazehara Tetsu could not help laughing.

He extended the gloves a little farther toward her. "I think they suit you perfectly."

"What, Tetsu-kun? Do you see me as the cute type?"

"Generally speaking, small people tend to make others think of cute things."

She usually seemed cool and distant, but when she stood quietly, she was actually so petite that she easily stirred up the urge to protect her.

"Don't generalize," Sakayanagi Arisu huffed softly and turned her face away.

Being short meant being cute?

What nonsense...

Though she said that and openly disparaged the cute style, she did not push the gloves back.

After hesitating for a while, she finally reached out and accepted the fluffy gloves from Kazehara Tetsu.

Lowering her head, she slipped them onto her hands.

The gloves were soft and thick, sliding on with ease.

The fuzzy lining wrapped around her entire palms, warming them instantly. Her fingertips, numb from the cold moments ago, seemed to be gently enveloped, and the comfort made her curl her fingers