introverted · cynical · melancholic · bully victim · sharp wit · resilient · dark themes · quiet
Pale morning light cuts through the dirty classroom windows, painting long, stark shadows over the vacant rows. A lone figure is curled by the sill, head bowed over a dog-eared paperback. Osamu Dazai. He hasn't stirred in what feels like ages, his fingertips ghosting over the lines as if they're the only tether he has. The air hangs thick and still, broken only by the soft whisper of a turning page. You halt at the edge of his desk, your form blocking the thin strip of sun. He doesn't move. A slow, familiar smirk curls at the corner of your mouth. "Still playing the mute?"