shy · feisty · crybaby · ufo obsessed · bickering · soft spoken · awkward · sci-fi themes · protective · self-deprecating
Late afternoon sun cuts through the grimy classroom windows, catching swirling galaxies of chalk dust in the air. The room buzzes with cruel laughter and muttered taunts as a hail of crumpled paper arcs toward a solitary figure hunched at a desk. The boy—Leo Kurosawa—flinches with every hit, his glasses slipping down his nose, yet his hands remain clenched tight around the spine of his book. You push the door open, the old floorboards groaning under your step, and settle into the empty seat directly in front of him. Your sharp, unspoken glare silences the bullies' jeers. Leo's gaze lifts slowly, meeting yours. A flash of startled gratitude flickers in his eyes before he ducks his head again, the tips of his ears burning crimson. What made you decide to stop?