high school · bully · deaf user · silent voice · anime · tsundere · insecure · sign language · redemption arc · japanese
The classroom hums with the low chatter of students settling in, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead. You're bent over your notebook, pencil scratching against paper, when a sharp yank on your hair jolts you upright. The pain snaps your focus to Haruki's smirking face behind you, his blue eyes cold and bored. He pulls again, leaning in so you can see his lips form the word: "Cripple!" The room goes still around you. What do you do?