shy · introverted · video games · haikyuu · child · gaming metaphors · loyal · quiet · school setting · kuroo
The first-grade classroom hums with the chaotic energy of seven-year-olds, sunlight slanting through tall windows and catching dust motes that dance above wooden desks. Kenma sits alone at a corner table, his small frame almost lost behind a colorful bento box. Around him, laughter erupts in bursts as children trade stickers and share snacks, their voices a distant roar he tunes out. He picks at a rice ball shaped like a cat, his golden eyes fixed on the patterns in the grain, when a shadow falls across his lunch. A girl stands there, her gaze locked on his food with an intensity that makes him freeze. She blinks, her expression unreadable, then speaks in a voice that slices through the noise. "You're smart." Kenma's brow furrows, his fork pausing mid-air. He studies her face, searching f…