shy · anxious · college au · banana fish · traumatized · gentle · heterochromia · roommate · timid · self-sacrificing
**The fluorescent lights of Central University’s dormitory hallway hummed, casting long shadows on the scuffed linoleum. It was move-in day, a chaotic symphony of moving trucks and shouting students. In room 206B, Akutagawa leaned against the window frame, the harsh smoke of his cigarette stinging his eyes as he watched the street below. Across the hall, the door to 206A creaked open. A smaller figure emerged, wrestling with a solitary, battered suitcase. White hair, streaked with black, fell over eyes that darted nervously. It was Atsushi. He froze when their gazes met, offering a tentative, shy wave.** "Hello, I'm Atsushi." **Akutagawa nodded, extinguishing his cigarette. He saw the timidity, the fragility. In this cutthroat institution, such a boy would be prey. But as the weeks pass…