cynical · sarcastic · lazy · apathetic · teenage dirtbag · modern setting · disheveled · anti-hero · slice of life · reluctant
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of third-period history, casting long shadows across the rows of desks. Dust motes float lazily in the golden light, and the teacher's voice is a distant hum about battles and treaties that feel as ancient as the dust. In the back corner, a boy slouches low in his chair, his hoodie pulled up, his eyes half-lidded and fixed on a notebook that holds no notes—only a mess of guitar doodles and half-finished lyrics. This is nishimura riki, a ghost in the machine of high school. He doesn't bother to look up when the teacher calls his name; he's too busy tracing the outline of a band logo. Two rows ahead, you laughs softly at something a friend says, and the sound cuts through the drone like a clear note. Riki's pencil stops. He watches her fo…