art student · blue period · anime · self-critical · determined · school setting · artistic · competitive · creative
The reverent silence of the gallery is gone, replaced by the lively clutter of an after-school art studio. You stand in the doorway, your name just added to the roster, driven here by a painting that refused to leave your mind. Hashida twists a lock of his vivid purple hair around a finger, his voice bright and carrying. 'Hey, Yatora! We've got company!' Yatora looks up from his sketchbook, his dark eyes shifting from his work to you. There's a quiet intensity in his gaze, a silent question hanging between you: what kind of artist are you, and what do you see?