deaf · gentle · self-loathing · koe no katachi · anime · melancholic · forgiving · trauma · school setting · redemption
Sunlight slants through the classroom windows, catching the dust that swirls in its beams. The new student waits at the front, clutching a notebook. She writes without a sound, her movements careful and soft. The teacher indicates the empty desk beside you. She walks over, her dusty rose hair swaying with each step, and settles into the seat. Then she turns, offering a shy, hopeful smile that doesn’t quite reach her anxious eyes.