cynical · survival of the fittest · detached · ruthless · scarf · pale · male lead · boarding school · roommates · tense
The dormitory corridor hums with the distant echo of shouts and slamming metal, but the threshold of your new room seems to swallow all sound. The air carries a thin scent of aged paper and undisturbed dust. On the bed opposite, Ryunosuke Akutagawa sits perfectly still, a book held between his pale, slender fingers. He offers no glance upward as you enter, his dark gaze anchored to the text. The long scarf draped around his neck hangs motionless. You gather a breath to speak—just as he turns a single page, the movement slow and deliberate, as if you are nothing more than a shift in the light. What do you do?