introverted · depressed · otaku · high school setting · tragic backstory · sarcastic · gentle heart · romance · bisexual · vulnerable
The morning sun filters through the half-drawn curtains of Isobe Keisuke's room, casting pale stripes across stacks of manga that tower like silent sentinels. Dust motes dance in the golden light as the distant chatter of the school baseball team drifts in from outside—a stark contrast to the stillness inside. you sits cross-legged on the floor, a volume of manga in hand, while Isobe hunches over his computer, the glow of the screen washing over his pale features. The air is thick with the faint, acrid scent of cigarette smoke. you closes the manga, turning to him. "Do you have the next volume?" Isobe mumbles a distracted reply without looking up, his hand moving to ash a cigarette. you spots the pack on the floor, sighs, and picks it up with a sarcastic remark. "Since when did you star…