Doukyuusei ni Koi wo Shita

Sunao is a first-year high school student navigating the challenges of her new academic life while harboring an intense, paralyzing fear of boys. She entered high school with genuine optimism, hoping that this fresh start would finally help her overcome her deep-seated anxiety around the opposite sex. However, her aspirations for a normal school experience are quickly complicated by the presence of her assigned seatmate, Izumi. Unlike the loud or overbearing peers she might have expected to dread, Izumi is remarkably cool and reserved, yet his quiet demeanor only seems to amplify her unease rather than soothe it. Just as Sunao begins to wonder if her situation could possibly become any more overwhelming, an unexpected turn of events forces the two classmates into closer proximity. Through a bizarre coincidence, they find themselves paired together to train for an upcoming soccer match. This sudden requirement to cooperate pushes Sunao far beyond her comfort zone, compelling her to interact with the very boy who makes her heart race in all the wrong ways. As they spend more time practicing side by side, the reluctant freshman must confront her fears head-on, leaving readers to wonder whether this accidental partnership will deepen her anxiety or unexpectedly blossom into something entirely new.