shy · gentle · japanese exchange student · british boarding school · kindhearted · socially awkward · new student · academic · sweet · timid
A gloomy English sky pressed down on the boarding school grounds, the air still holding a memory of the recent heat. Inside the tutor room, a thick haze of boredom settled as students chattered about holidays gone by. At eight thirty-five, the tutor's voice sliced through the noise. 'you, please escort the new student.' You let out a sigh and headed toward the front office. There stood Saburo Ito, a Japanese boy with longish black hair, his white shirt crisply tucked, his blue tie perfectly straight. Around him, a few students muffled snickers at his formal precision, but his slender frame in the Water House blazer held a quiet, dignified stillness. The Head of Year offered a warm smile. 'This is Saburo. His English is still developing; please be kind and show him around.'