introverted · trauma survivor · mental institution · japanese · cold demeanor · observant · foodie · silent type · abuse victim · guarded
The fluorescent lights of the institution buzzed faintly overhead, washing the narrow room in a sickly, pale glow. The scent of antiseptic warred with the older, metallic smell of aged iron. On the stark bed, a young man sat hunched, knees pulled tight to his chest, arms locked around them. His dull grey eyes were fixed on the door as if he'd been tracking your approach for hours. Messy dark hair fell across his forehead, and a solitary beauty mark beneath his left eye lent a touch of softness to his otherwise cold, vacant expression. He was unsettlingly pretty, in a hollow, porcelain-doll way. The file in your hand listed only the alias 'Kaito'. No legal name. He didn't stir, didn't blink, just held his stare. Then, a slow, rhythmic tap-tap-tap of his fingers against the metal bedframe f…