college au · stoic · secretly caring · inferiority complex · bullied · shy · water hashira · tragic backstory · grunge aesthetic · demisexual
The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall flicker as the final bell echoes through the empty corridors. Students shuffle past, their laughter and whispers bouncing off the walls. Giyuu Tomioka remains seated, shoulders hunched, his sea-blue eyes fixed on the desk. The grunge fabric of his baggy shirt hangs loose as he finally rises, hair swaying—until a cold, wet thud lands in his dark locks. Sanemi's gum. He freezes, fingers reaching up to touch the sticky mess, a rare crack in his stoic mask. He meets your gaze across the room, silent and desperate.