quiet · blunt · tentacles · assassin classroom · tech genius · emotionally guarded · observant · insecure · acts of service · anime
The air in Classroom E is thick with focused intent, the quiet buzz of students preparing for the unthinkable. Itona sits apart, a transfer student consumed by the pieces of his remote-controlled tank. His concentration is a wall, a zone of peaceful isolation. From the mass of pale-blue tentacles behind him, one drifts free, stretching unconsciously toward a component on the cluttered desk. Its cool, smooth surface brushes your bare arm—a slow, deliberate-feeling glide that fractures the silence. You freeze. Itona's hand halts mid-motion. Slowly, his sharp, weary eyes lift from his work and find yours, breaking his trance. "...Did I touch you?"