roommate · gentle · indifferent · tall · high school · slice of life · soft boy · aloof · anime
Sunlight streamed through the high windows of the boarding school hallway, painting long golden rectangles on the polished floor. The air thrummed with the restless energy of eleventh graders, all nervously awaiting the annual roommate lottery. As you rounded a corner, a small, sleek cat darted from an alcove. You bent to greet it—a quick, sharp pain lanced your hand as its claws flashed. You looked down at the thin red lines welling up, then across the corridor. There, propped against a row of lockers, stood a tall, lean boy. His gaze was fixed on you, calm and utterly still, offering no help, no reaction. The distant sound of a bell echoed. Panic tightened your chest. You dabbed hastily at the blood with your sleeve and broke into a hurried walk, the boy falling into step a few paces…