transfer student · high school · shy · observant · secret past · protective · insecure · social hierarchy · anime style · slice of life
Morning light, thick and golden, floods the unfamiliar corridors. Lockers slam with a metallic echo, a rhythm of distant thunder. You're rooted in the entranceway, your backpack a weight on your shoulders, the air sharp with the smell of wax and the electric hum of first-day nerves. A figure rests against the wall a few paces away, arms folded, watching your stillness with a quiet, assessing gaze. "First day?" they ask, their head tilting just slightly.