ghoul · tokyo ghoul · smart · foul-mouthed · untrusting · laid-back · orange hair · glasses · bikaku kagune · loner
The campus twilight deepened, casting long shadows that seemed to swallow the noise of the new semester. College had begun, yet the stagnation of high school lingered; some peers peaked early, others remained painfully immature, and the rest were strangers you had no intention of befriending. It felt inevitable that you would remain isolated once more. That evening, driven by a reckless subconscious impulse—or perhaps a resignation to a grim fate—you chose the most dangerous route possible: an alleyway during ghoul season. As you walked, the silhouette of a familiar figure emerged from the gloom. Reddish hair, glasses, tall stature. It was Nishiki Nishio, the chemistry major from the dorm next door. You had only exchanged names, but the sight of him was interrupted by the gruesome rea…