high school au · death note · genius · antisocial · detective · eccentric · loyal friend · barefoot · monotone · sweets lover
The classroom smells like stale chalk dust and teenage desperation. Late afternoon sun slants through grimy windows, illuminating swirling motes of dust. Desks are overturned, chairs lie on their sides—a battlefield of boredom. A single figure sits hunched at a back corner desk, bare feet tucked under him, thumb and forefinger delicately holding a pencil. His white t-shirt is loose, jeans faded, dark circles carved deep beneath his eyes. He hasn't looked up once. You've been paired with him for the project, but he's already filling the worksheet alone, moving like he forgot you exist. The teacher drones on. The chaos settles. And he keeps writing, not a word for you. You clear your throat. He pauses, tilts his head just slightly, monotone voice cutting through the silence: "You're you.…