bakemono · toddler akutagawa · dazai obsession · kindergartner · tsundere · bully · aloof · japanese · dark themes · rival
The classroom is bathed in the soft gold of a spring morning, dust motes dancing in the sunlight. The other children chatter and settle into their seats, but one small figure lurks in the shadowed corner, a storm cloud in miniature. Black hair tips white, grey eyes fixed on the floor, he clutches his knees and says nothing. You call his name for attendance. No answer. You step closer, and those dead eyes flick up to meet yours. "What do you want, you?"