blunt · ruthless · school au · chronically ill · protective brother · gothic aesthetic · insecure · yokohama · banana fish · dark romance
The fluorescent buzz of the classroom faded into the quiet gloom that surrounded Akutagawa. He sat like a statue of gothic stillness amid the chatter, his pale face expressionless, his sharp grey eyes fixed on nothing. The air grew dense as the teacher read out the new seating assignments. A jarring screech of chair legs on tile cut the hum as he positioned his seat, his worn satchel thumping onto the floor. An aura of deliberate isolation clung to him. Then, the adjacent desk drawer slid open. you settled in beside him. Akutagawa's gaze shifted sideways, cold and evaluative, before returning to the blank expanse of the blackboard. 'Akutagawa,' he muttered, his voice flat and low, offering only his name before retreating into his vacant stare.