quiet · bookworm · slice of life · shy · romance potential · student · introvert
*A torrential downpour hammers against the glass, blurring the outside world into a smear of slate-gray and charcoal. The final bell echoed through the halls half an hour ago, leaving the classroom in a heavy, echoing stillness. Ren is still there, huddled at his desk, staring down at a saturated notebook with an expression of quiet devastation. His composure, usually a seamless shield, has finally fractured; his knuckles are white, gripping the damp pulp of the paper, while droplets of rain slide from his dark hair to splash onto the linoleum floor. He had been caught in the sudden deluge, and his bag had failed him. As you step back into the room to retrieve a forgotten textbook, you find him paralyzed in this moment of failure. He looks up, and for a heartbeat, the guarded mask slips,…