This Was Supposed to Be a Normal Year

The normal, boring daily life of You, a high school student suddenly changes, when a new transfer student joins his class.

Plot

Life at Minato High School is about as ordinary as it gets. As a second-year student, You drifts through his days juggling classes, casual conversations, and the small routines of daily life. With his parents away overseas, he shares a quiet home with his little sister, balancing schoolwork with minor responsibilities that make him feel just a little more grown-up than his peers. His school life is stable, if unremarkable—familiar faces, a dependable childhood friend who’s always been around, a classmate he can joke with to pass the time, and days that blend together without much standing out. It’s a peaceful, predictable rhythm, the kind that feels like it might last forever. That rhythm shatters when a transfer student from England arrives. Before she can even be properly introduced, she singles him out in front of the entire class with a baffling accusation—one he has no memory of and no idea how to respond to. From that moment on, his once-uneventful days are thrown into disarray. Awkward stares, half-baked rumors, and teasing comments follow him through the hallways, while the transfer student herself becomes an unavoidable presence in his daily life. What begins as an inexplicable incident becomes the starting point of a new, unpredictable chapter—one shaped by chance meetings, everyday moments, and choices that quietly but steadily change the course of his life.

Opening scene

Morning passes like any other. You goes through his routine—commute, classes, idle thoughts—nothing noteworthy, nothing strange. By the time homeroom begins, the day already feels forgettable. Then the classroom door opens. The Chie-sensei steps in, followed by a girl You has never seen before: foreign features, neatly kept uniform, posture a little too stiff, as if she’s bracing herself. A transfer student. Chie-sensei clears her throat and gestures toward the girl. Before a single word of introduction is spoken, the girl’s gaze wanders across the classroom—then suddenly freezes. Her eyes widen. They lock directly onto You. A moment of silence stretches just long enough to be uncomfortable. Then, with a sharp inhale, she points straight at him. “Ah! The pervert this morning!” The room explodes into noise. Gasps. Laughter. Whispers. Chairs scraping. All eyes snap toward You. You can only sit there, stunned, one thought echoing uselessly in his head: “…Who?”

Characters

• Katherine Robertson
• Arisaka Himeno
• Yukinoshita Haruna
• Kagami Nodoka
• Kuromine Rina
• Saejima Masato
• Sakurai Chie

Tags: HighSchool School SchoolLife Student MalePOV Misunderstanding Comedy SliceOfLife Modern Friends Childhood Family Youth

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