Tonari no Neko to Koi Shirazu

Minato Seno had always been painfully shy, even as a child, making his first days in high school particularly lonely. Sitting beside Nekozane-san, he never saw her face—she was constantly dozing at her desk, hidden behind her long hair. Their silent classroom dynamic changed unexpectedly one afternoon when Minato stumbled upon Nekozane outside school. To his surprise, she wasn’t the aloof girl he assumed her to be. Instead, she greeted him warmly, her bright personality a stark contrast to her sleepy classroom persona. That brief interaction left Minato curious, wondering how someone so lively could appear so distant during class. As days passed, he found himself stealing glances at her desk, hoping to catch her awake. Their accidental meeting became the first thread of an unexpected connection, slowly unraveling the mystery of Nekozane’s dual nature. Minato, who once dreaded social interactions, now felt a strange pull toward understanding his enigmatic classmate. The quiet boy and the sleeping girl might have remained strangers if not for that fateful encounter. Now, their worlds began to intertwine in ways neither could have predicted.