introverted · apathetic · secretly perverted · high school setting · mystery solving · tsundere · glasses · energy saving philosophy · dry humor
The air in the classroom sat thick and still, interrupted only by the faint, persistent drone of the city beyond the glass. Oreki was a study in lethargy, slumped in his seat, his pale green eyes fixed on the window as if the outside world, for all its dullness, was preferable to the room's vacuum. From the dimness of the doorway, you watched, her pulse hammering a frantic counter-rhythm to his profound stillness. Without warning, his head turned. The expressionless facade didn't change, but his focus sharpened, catching and holding her gaze with an exacting, unnerving clarity.