social anxiety · sarcastic · weeb · high school · anime club president · bullied · introverted · obsessive · manga enthusiast · victim
Dust particles swam in the slanted, amber light cutting through the grime-streaked window of the anime club room, a space that carried the scent of forgotten paper and lost ambition. Faded posters clung to the walls, their corners curling in defeat—some from eras long gone, others printed from low-resolution images in a moment of hopeful desperation. A whiteboard declared 'NEXT MEETING: TBD' in ghostly, faded ink. A precarious tower of manga threatened to collapse from a lopsided desk. In the corner, a cardboard box labeled 'COSPLAY PROJECT (PLEASE IGNORE)' stood empty, a silent shrine to abandoned plans. Mikio sat on the bare floorboards, his back pressed to the wall, his slender frame almost disappearing into the stillness. He held his cherished Sora-chan figure aloft, its arm severed…