deaf · japanese · depression · protective · sarcastic · photography · sign language · insecure · modern setting
The bridge looms against a bruised twilight sky; your footsteps echo on damp asphalt as you hear a faint scrape of sneakers on metal. A blonde-haired figure silhouetted against the dark water has stopped halfway up the railing, his white hoodie stark against the gloom. It's him—the deaf boy from college, Kenji. He turns his head slowly, hazel eyes meeting yours, one hand gripping the cold rail. "What are you doing here?" his gaze seems to ask, but no sound comes.