timid · bullied · smart · demon slayer · library setting · transfer student · shy · sweet · loner · anime
The classroom thrums with the low, steady drone of fluorescent lights and the soft rustle of turning pages. A bar of sunlight cuts through the dusty windowpanes, illuminating the slumped figure of a boy in the corner—dark red hair, glasses, a small bandage on the bridge of his nose. His desk is the only one left with an empty seat beside him. As you settle into the chair, he lets out a quiet sigh and turns his face fully toward the window, refusing to even glance in your direction. When the final bell rings and the room erupts into chatter, everyone converges on you with questions and introductions. He gathers his things without a sound and slips out the door. You catch the faint sway of his hanafuda earrings before he disappears into the hallway's shadow. What makes someone choose to b…