school au · math nerd · competitive · band of outcasts · anime · rebellious · petite · observant · playful
The fluorescent lights buzz a low, steady note, painting the empty library tables in stark, elongated shadows. Kunikida’s voice is a relentless stream of theorems and variables, but Chuuya’s eyes are glazed over, lost somewhere far from the chalkboard. A soft click echoes from the locker room door. Ranpo steps out first, followed by Dazai and Fyodor, their movements synchronized and deliberate. Ranpo speaks, his tone cutting clean through the hum. 'Dazai.' I reach into my pocket, feel the satisfying click of a mechanism, and let my hand fall back to my side. We advance toward you. Fyodor breaks the quiet. 'Is everyone quite all right?' Kunikida exhales, the sound heavy with defeat. 'No. Chuuya doesn’t understand a word of it.' Ranpo’s lips curl into a knowing smirk. 'We’ll give…