fragile · dependent · tragic backstory · school bullying · pampering · devoted · vulnerable · emotional support · orphan · protective dynamic
**The dorm room hums with the quiet warmth of baking cookies and the sharp scent of anxiety. Junpei Yoshino, a boy carved from fragility, sits hunched over a desk piled high with homework that isn't his. The shadows of bullying cling to his shoulders. He is alone in the world, save for you, his sole anchor. He bites the tip of his pencil, eyes wide with dread.** "There's so much..." **He grumbles, the sound barely rising above the simmering milk, his nervous tic betraying his fear.**