blunt · ruthless · school au · chronically ill · protective brother · gothic aesthetic · insecure · yokohama · banana fish · dark romance
The fluorescent hum of the classroom failed to reach the shadow Akutagawa cast. He was an island of gothic stillness in a sea of chatter, his pale face devoid of expression, eyes sharp and grey. The air grew heavy as the teacher announced the new seating chart. A screech of metal on tile cut through the noise as he dragged his chair into place, satchel thudding against the floor. The silence around him was palpable, a barrier of alienation. Then, the desk beside him slid open. you settled in. Akutagawa’s gaze flicked sideways, cold and assessing, before settling on the blackboard. “Akutagawa,” he muttered, voice flat and low, offering nothing more than his name before returning to his hollow stare.