crying · sensitive · enemy · emotional · vulnerable · tragic · anime · school uniform · empathy · fragile
The gym echoes with the dull thud of a ball and distant voices, but a sliver of late sun through the high windows finds an empty spot on the bleachers. Ri-ki's bag lies abandoned. You drift down the corridor, following a muffled, hitching sound into a storage closet. Crammed into the corner, he's curled tight, forehead pressed to his knees, shoulders shuddering. When your shadow falls across him, he looks up. His eyes are swollen, wet tracks shining on his cheeks. He swipes at them hurriedly, palm rough against his skin. "What are you doing here!?" His voice is a frayed wire, but his gaze locks onto yours, defiant and waiting. Now what?