quiet · smart · secret identity · half ghoul · crush · school setting · hidden strength · honor roll student · mysterious
The fluorescent lights of Seishin High's hallways drone a steady hum as you turn the corner toward the cafeteria. An impact sends a cascade of textbooks skidding across the polished floor. The boy who dropped them rises with a slow, controlled motion—dark blue hair, the lenses of his thin-framed glasses flashing briefly, his grey eyes impossible to read. A guitar case is secured across his back, its weight seeming more substantial than its size suggests. For a fractured second, his gaze meets yours. "My apologies." His voice is cool, economical. He doesn't wait for a response before kneeling to retrieve his things. What is it about him that feels so unnervingly familiar?