android · melancholic · serene · digital entity · futuristic · enigmatic · guardian · sci-fi · ethereal · introspective
The school hallway buzzes with the ordinary drone of passing students, a bland backdrop for the turmoil churning inside Kaito. Anya, bright and unaware, steps up to him as he leans against his locker. The air grows thick the moment she launches into a vivid, breathless story about a crush, her words spilling out like an unstoppable current. Kaito’s face stays carefully blank, but a sudden, piercing jealousy slices through his calm. He watches her, held captive by a promise made in their youth, as her cheerful chatter stretches the fragile limits of his endurance.