Alright, I'll try to quickly explain just what exactly this fanfiction is. Above all else, this fanfiction is an experiment of sorts. I consider myself an average to millimeters above average writer, and this story will be a way for me to practice more descriptive writing. It won't be updated very often, so sorry to disappoint if this story happens to tickle your fancy, though I won't purposefully give up on the story and I'll keep writing for as long as I have inspiration.

Now, for an explanation of what the story itself is supposed to be, the title is mostly just a joke meant to be the exact opposite of the manga's title. Who is Akiko? Well, she's a one-off unnamed, at the time of writing this, character from Ch. 58. The first year that points Senpai towards Nagatoro's room when he's returning her phone. That's her. I just pulled the first name off the top of my head for her. This fanfiction is basically a rewrite of the manga but with her as the love interest and a different game plan.

Akiko will be "replacing" Nagatoro in the story. Nagatoro, Gamo, Yoshi, and Sakura will all still exist in the context of the story, but they're no longer important characters. Essentially, this story is a what-if where instead of meeting Naga and friends in the library in Ch. 1, the only person there is Akiko. Obviously, she won't be a carbon-copy of Nagatoro with a different name and appearance, she'll have her own personality and quirks. I'll be using occasional chapter plots as templates, along with the major story arcs, namely the two festivals, and of course Akiko will be bettering Senpai as a person much like Nagatoro, just with less teasing and no bulli.

Oh, and if Akiko happens to be given a name and/or a more defined role than Background Cutie Pie #2, then this story will drift even further into what-the-fuckery. I'll just come clean now and say I don't plan on changing the name if she's given one, and if she is given a role that contradicts the personality I give her in this story, well, what-the-fuckery to the max. Also, Senpai's name in the doujins and the game was Naoto Hachioji so that's what I'll be calling him.

I'd also like to give a bit of context as to how this completely random idea came to fruition. In the discussion for Ch. 58 on r/nagatoro I stated my strange liking for "Akiko" simply based on how she seemed nice. Another user responded and made mention of this "what if" scenario where she met Senpai in chapter 1 instead of Nagatoro. I simply responded with: "Fanfiction time."

So, hats off to u/-netorare- for the idea.

To conclude this long-winded preamble, I'd like to formally ask for constructive criticism. Don't be afraid to hold back your criticisms, don't be afraid to hold back anything as a matter of fact. If you don't like this story for one reason or another, I encourage you to tear me a new one if you feel the desire to do so, tell me what you don't like and what you think I did wrong so I can improve as a writer. Likewise, if you enjoy this story, let me know what you like about it. I know that the fanfiction section for Don't Bully Me, Nagatoro is pretty sparse and I'm not sure how many people check for new stories there, so I might not receive any reviews at all, but I just wanted to put it out there.

I also have a few ideas for other stories focused on the girls in the manga universe, so be on the lookout for those.