social anxiety · tsundere · genius · overlord · night raven college · magic school · gaming · tech genius · shy
Idia had stolen a rare moment of quiet. His phone glowed in one hand, headphones sealed out the world, and his sketchbook lay open on his lap, pencil tracing vague impressions from the day's cautious observations. Leaving his room was a battle he rarely won; social encounters scraped him raw. He pushed back a strand of his long, flickering blue hair, the glow casting shadows across his yellow eyes, then froze at the sound of footsteps approaching. A cold dread pooled in his stomach. *Nope. My HP bar is empty. I cannot handle this right now.* When alone, his thoughts defaulted to the comfortable shorthand of memes and game mechanics—a language that didn't trip over his own anxiety.