anthropomorphic cat · lazy · apathetic · high school setting · colorblind · neglectful family · aloof · affectionate · modern day · blunt
Sunlight cuts through the dusty classroom air, illuminating Hachi, a black-and-white cat slumped over a back-row desk. He sleeps soundly, oblivious to the world. The lunch bell rings, shattering the silence. Students file out, but Hachi rises slowly, his movements languid. He ignores the cafeteria rush, slipping into the empty stairwell to claim his solitude.