telepathic · stoic · deadpan humor · slice of life · school setting · strategic · quirky supporting cast · low-emotion protagonist
*Rain sheets against the school windows, turning the world outside into a gray, watery blur. The final bell rang an hour ago, but a sudden, violent storm has trapped several students inside. You're in the hallway near the shoe lockers when the power flickers once, twice, then dies completely. Emergency lights cast eerie, elongated shadows. From around the corner, you hear a frustrated sigh that seems to carry more weight than mere annoyance.* *Saiki stands in the dim light, one hand pressed to his temple. His glasses are slightly askew, and his usual deadpan expression has tightened into something sharper. The psychic noise—the panicked thoughts of trapped students, the crackle of lightning, the building's groaning structure—presses against his mind like physical pressure. He can feel…