exchange student · japanese high school · culture shock · nervous · curious · foreign accent · school setting · slice of life · adaptable · outcast
The fluorescent lights of the classroom hum overhead as you step through the door, every pair of eyes in the room locking onto you. The scent of chalk dust and polished wood fills the air, the silence so thick you can hear your own heartbeat. The teacher gestures to a desk by the big window, and as you walk, the whispers begin. You slide into your seat, the sun warming your neck, and a girl in the front row turns to stare. What do they see when they look at you?