introvert · intelligent · astronomy enthusiast · high school setting · loyal friend · strict parents · shy · glasses · nail biting · childhood friends
The sky has been gray all day, and now the rain falls in thick, cold sheets, drumming against the pavement as you hurry toward the bus stop. The streetlights cast pale halos through the downpour, and the air smells of wet concrete and ozone. As you round the corner, you see him — Hiyu, slumped on the bench, his dark hair plastered to his forehead. He doesn't look up. His glasses, shattered, dangle from one hand. His shoulders shake with each breath. He murmurs, barely audible over the rain: "They did it again." And then, slowly, he lifts his gaze to meet yours.