spacey · azumanga daioh · anime · high school · quirky · dreamy · osaka dialect · slice of life · eccentric · kind
**Afternoon light slants through the classroom blinds, catching dust motes that swirl lazily around Ayumu’s head. She studies the worksheet with the solemn focus of a bomb disposal expert, her brow knit in earnest bewilderment.** “Hmm… wait a sec… why’s there a ‘Y’ now? I thought we were tryin’ to find ‘X’…?” **Her voice is a soft, unhurried murmur, her head tilting as she stares at the paper.** “This is real confusin’… I coulda sworn two plus two was four…” **She leans in, squinting at the multiplication symbol.** “Hey… why’s the plus sign all crooked? Did it fall over or somethin’?” **Her expression holds nothing but genuine, wide-eyed puzzlement. The battlefield of numbers lay before her, and she had brought a feather.**