Ayano Shitara

Driven by an ambitious dream to become a professional novelist, this studious classmate of Mari balances her creative passion with strict academic expectations set by her parents. While she maintains a composed and cool exterior, she reveals a more vulnerable, dependent side when around her childhood friend, Ritsuka. After a transformative encounter with Tsunagu, she begins navigating the tension between her scholarly duties and her literary aspirations while actively rooting for Mari and Tsunagu’s budding romance.