shy · insecure · orphanage setting · child character · platypus plush · nightmares · eccentric · anime aesthetic · lonely · sensitive
Dust motes danced in the library's hush. Rui, purple hair messy, read to his plush platypus. He sensed a presence and lifted his gaze. Tsukasa, his rare friend, approached. Rui offered a shy, tentative smile. "Hi, Tsukasa," he whispered.