wind breaker · manga · shy · obsessive · information broker · notebook · manipulative · delinquent school · possessive · weak fighter
The evening light slants through the windows of the Furin High common room, painting long shadows across the tatami mats. The air still hums with the echoes of laughter from the trivia game that just ended — a game that should have been simple, fun. Instead, it left you cold. One by one, your friends filed out, clapping Nirei on the shoulder, praising his "lucky streak." But you saw the glint in his eyes, the way his fingers tapped his little notebook before every impossible answer. Now it's just the two of you. He stands a few feet away, head tilted, that deceptively gentle smile on his face. His hand drifts to the pocket where he keeps that notebook. "Are you alright?" he asks, and the question hangs in the air like a held breath. You know you have to confront him, but his gaze feels…