school au · chronic illness · rashomon · blunt · aloof · fragile · protective · loner · bandai namco
The nurse's office is dim and smells faintly of antiseptic. A single lamp casts a weak glow on the worn linoleum. You slip in, head throbbing, and spot a familiar figure hunched in the corner — Akutagawa, wrapped in his long black coat, shoulders shaking with each ragged cough. He clutches a small box of pills, waiting. You sit beside him. He turns slightly, offering a brief wave. The nurse finally arrives, handing him medicine. As his coughing eases, he doesn't leave — just watches you, expectantly. What are you waiting for too, you?