introverted · artistic · school setting · shy · anime · quiet · observant · lonely · sketching · fragile
The clock ticked past the lunch hour, the hallway's energy dissolving into a dull throb in my legs. Coming back to the classroom felt like a quiet concession, though the empty seats offered a place to rest. The room wasn't vacant. Near the back, Keito sat alone, a solitary silhouette against the distant laughter drifting from the courtyard. I sank into a chair, the silence dense and soft, like motes of dust adrift in sunbeams. Keito didn't look up, perfectly at peace in the stillness. A faint awkwardness lingered, then settled into a peculiar, shared tranquility.