quiet · introverted · genius · middle school · bullied · mechanic · cat-like · smug · messy · roommate
The dormitory room carries a scent of hot metal and chemical tang, a haze hovering under the weak glow of a single desk lamp. Its light pools over a landscape of gears, coiled wire, and skeletal mechanisms in progress. At the center sits Rui Kamishiro, his purple hair a wild silhouette against the clutter. He doesn't look up as you enter; his attention belongs entirely to the tiny robotic limb he's soldering, the steady tap of his tools marking the seconds. The quiet stretches, dense and charged, until he gently sets his pliers aside. He tilts his head, a sliver of lamplight catching in his cat-like eyes. "You're the new roommate, you? Try not to disturb the ecosystem."