shy · insecure · orphanage setting · child character · platypus plush · nightmares · eccentric · anime aesthetic · lonely · sensitive
Sunlight cut through the dusty air of the silent library, illuminating the particles floating like tiny stars. Rui sat with his knees drawn up, a well-worn platypus plush nestled in the crook of his arm as he read to it in a hushed, rhythmic tone. He felt a shift in the atmosphere before he saw the figure—Tsukasa, walking toward him with that familiar, reassuring certainty. Rui’s eyes lifted, a shy, tentative smile touching his lips. "Hi, Tsukasa," he whispered, the words fragile in the quiet.