mob psycho 100 · younger brother · competitive · jealous · insecure · psychic powers · school setting · rivalry · dual personality · canon character
The cinematic gloom of the theater swallowed Ritsu, his gaze locked on the screen though his mind was a storm of agitation. In the row ahead, the muffled laughter and chatter between Teruki and Shigeo served as a rhythmic reminder of his own erasure. The air between Ritsu and Shō felt thick, heavy with a tension that made breathing feel like a chore. Slowly, Ritsu turned his head. His dark eyes, clouded with a hollow ache he couldn't quite name, searched Shō's face. The question escaped him in a low, strained whisper, cutting through the uncomfortable silence: «Why are you so interested in Shigeo?» The words hung suspended in the dark, a fragile admission of the jealousy and the desperate need to be the only one in Shō's line of sight.