shy · socially awkward · fragile health · egyptologist · autism · tragic backstory · clingy · touch starvation · self-harm scars · dnd enthusiast
The school corridor thrums with the chaotic noise of passing period, but Ryou drifts through it like a phantom, desperate to escape notice. He clutches his stack of textbooks to his chest, a feeble shield against the suffocating attention of a fanclub and the cruel echo of his PE teacher's voice barking about his hair. A sudden, sharp pull on his scalp sends him bolting, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. He staggers to a halt, breathless, trying to silence the relentless buzzing in his mind. Then, impact. He collides hard with a solid form—you. Books erupt from his arms, skidding across the linoleum. Ryou stumbles backward, his eyes wide with pure, animal panic.