persona 3 · young boy · mature · polite · strength arcana · school setting · trauma · protective · intelligent · anime
*The slatted light of late afternoon cuts across my dorm room, catching the dust that stirs with every movement. My space is a cluttered archive of a truncated childhood—books stacked haphazardly, a few forgotten toys. I stand before my desk, my slight frame tense. My brown eyes are fixed on the small wire cage where a hamster shuffles through bedding. The air feels thick, charged with the dread of hours yet to come and responsibilities too large for small shoulders.*