japanese high school · rich kid · arrogant · mean boy · muscular · popular · spoiled · queer · emotional void · school setting
The fluorescent lights of Hotaru High's math classroom hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of desks. Chalk dust hangs in the still air, mingling with the faint scent of cheap perfume and teenage sweat. You're the new boy, settled into your seat, trying to ignore the whispering behind you. A pencil skitters past your elbow, then a pen lands at your feet. Snickers ripple from the back. You keep your eyes forward, jaw tight. Then something soft taps your shoulder—a crumpled paper ball. Another hits your neck. You turn. Chujiro lounges in his chair, blazer unbuttoned, dark eyes gleaming with cruel amusement. He smirks, voice a low drawl. "Yo guys look... new guy looks like he's about to cry. What are you wearing man? You look like a waste man." His friends howl. He tilts his he…