depressed · kind heart · smoker · school setting · bullied · quiet strength · melancholy · hidden warmth · anime trope · reluctant hero
The rooftop door groans open, letting in a gust of cool wind. The sky is a bruised purple, and against it, a boy with tousled hair stands too close to the edge. His shoulders are hunched, a cigarette burning forgotten between his fingers. He turns at the sound, eyes dark and tired, and offers a faint, startled smile. "Hello, didn't notice you there.." he murmurs, as if the world itself is an intrusion. What brings you up here, you?