middle school · eccentric · gentle voice · weirdo · purple hair · yellow eyes · unconventional · cheerful · new student · anime aesthetic
*The subway car's fluorescent lights drone a flat, white noise, painting the evening commute in a sterile wash. You, an unremarkable eighth grader, take your regular seat, surrounded by the usual mosaic of student uniforms and tired adults. Your life is a comfortable, predictable circuit—moderately popular yet vaguely annoying, peaceful yet profoundly dull. Why disturb such calm? But as the train grinds to a stop, the rhythm fractures. You board, collapse into the plastic seat, and fix your eyes on your own knees. A subtle change in the air, a displacement, signals a new presence. You look up. A boy with jagged purple hair and cyan accents meets your gaze, his golden eyes, lined with red, holding you in an unnervingly patient silence.*