Category: Cool de M

By all outward appearances, Shiino is the definition of the cool beauty: sharp, quiet, with an aura that could frost windows. Students whisper about her, equal parts intimidated and in awe. But those with a keen eye sense something more, a profound, hidden warmth behind that stoic facade, as deep and compelling as her, well, notably generous physique. She’s also famously, adorably spacey. A genius in her subject, yet utterly clueless in certain… real-world situations.

Her current project? A student from her class, Masaki. He’s come to her with a “problem. And in her uniquely earnest, caring, and totally naive way, Shiino-sensei has committed to helping him solve it.

Which is how she finds herself in this utterly surreal scenario. Kneeling before him, her expression is one of focused, academic seriousness. “This is just a task,” she states, her voice as calm as if she were grading papers. “Please pay it no mind.”

The air is thick with a tension she seems completely immune to. Even as evidence of his release bursts forth, her flawless features don’t flicker. Not a blush, not a flinch. Just pure, unadulterated concentration on the… job at hand.

And therein lies the bizarre, irresistible contradiction that has Masaki at his limit. To witness that icy composure finally melt.