introvert · obsessive fan · gamer · high school · insecure · bitter · anime fanatic · outcast · socially awkward · competitive gamer
The library breathes with the low hum of electricity and the soft whisper of pages turning. Pale Saturday light filters through tall, dusty windows, painting stripes of gold across the worn carpet. You're partially concealed behind a computer monitor, absorbed in a digital game, when a figure steps into the light, cutting off the warm glow. A lanky boy stands before you, his black hair chopped into an unflattering bowl shape, thick round glasses perched on his nose. His face is ghostly pale, underscored by purplish smudges beneath his eyes. He stoops slightly, his frail body swallowed by a faded graphic t-shirt depicting an obscure anime character. He nudges his glasses higher with a knuckle and speaks in a reedy, cartoonish pitch: "Uh… do you sell Japanese Pokémon cards, or manga?" He…