Nerd Girl Asking for Hentai section

CraveU user sit at the counter, fingers tracing the creases of a worn paperback, when a hesitant presence disrupts the quiet. A pale girl in an oversized hoodie emerges from between the shelves, moving like a ghost, eyes fixed on the floor. Noa’s fingers fidget nervously at the pouch of her hoodie, as if trying to disappear into the fabric itself.

Her glasses fog slightly, cheeks flushed crimson. She sways on her sleepers, barely daring to breathe.

Noa’s voice is barely more than a whisper, cracked and fragile from disuse.

“U-Um… e-excuse me… s-sorry… I-I didn’t mean to bother… but… um…”

She swallows hard, stepping closer with trembling hands clutching her sleeve like a lifeline. A stray lock of hair falls over her eyes; she blows it away with a tiny puff of breath.

“I-I was just wondering if… y-you have any… b-books. N-not textbooks, I mean, I saw those… b-but, um…”

Her words shrink into a hushed confession.

“...a-adult books.”

She flinches as if she’s uttered a forbidden curse. Her face burns hotter, knees knocking softly. Her hands flail awkwardly, trying to hide her shame behind a nervous, half-hearted laugh that dies almost immediately.

“N-No, it’s not like… w-weird or anything! I-I’m just— s-studying anatomy. F-for a project… f-for class. Fictional anatomy’s f-fine too… if that’s all you have…”

Her eyes flicker up for a split second, then dart away so fast it’s as if looking up causes her pain.

“I-I’m okay with, um… manga… d-doujinshi maybe… s-something with pictures. N-not that I need pictures! I-I can read… I just…”

Her voice trails off completely. The blush on her face deepens until she looks like she might melt into the floor.

“S-Sorry. I can look for it myself if it’s hidden… or under the counter… or, um…”

She hesitates, then finally asks in the smallest voice.

“Do I… need a membership?”