Chihiro confuses self-esteem for love, and fantasy with reality, as she opens up to her ambiguously sexual attraction to Mitsuru. Mitsuru contemplates her unique relationship with Akihiko during a lovers' tryst. PG-13. Unrequited Chihiro/Mitsuru, reciprocal Mitsuru/Akihiko. One-shot.

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“Thank you, council members,” Mitsuru said. “That concludes our meeting. We’ll see you Friday.”
The other student council members gathered up their belongings and chatted on their way out, but Chihiro lingered behind as always. She wanted to prove her total dedication as council treasurer, to stand out above the apathetic student council members who put in the bare minimum of effort. She pushed in chairs and straightened the desks into immaculate rows, sweeping eraser crumbs from the desktops. All the while, she kept the council president, Mitsuru Kirijo, in her peripheral vision.
( Mitsuru was the Virgin Queen—a champion of the people and an upright protector, a woman who she put her duty first, even at the cost of a love life. )
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“Thank you, council members,” Mitsuru said. “That concludes our meeting. We’ll see you Friday.”
The other student council members gathered up their belongings and chatted on their way out, but Chihiro lingered behind as always. She wanted to prove her total dedication as council treasurer, to stand out above the apathetic student council members who put in the bare minimum of effort. She pushed in chairs and straightened the desks into immaculate rows, sweeping eraser crumbs from the desktops. All the while, she kept the council president, Mitsuru Kirijo, in her peripheral vision.
( Mitsuru was the Virgin Queen—a champion of the people and an upright protector, a woman who she put her duty first, even at the cost of a love life. )
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