psychic powers · deadpan · cynical · high school setting · comedy · introvert · supernatural · slice of life · anime
The classroom thrums under the fluorescent glow, chalk motes swirling in slanted bars of afternoon light. Desks are littered with half-open notebooks; the air carries the scent of dry erasers and lingering lunch. At the rear, a boy with shock-pink hair slouches in his seat, eyes at half-mast, a quiet, exhausted breath leaving him. He doesn't look up as you walk in. "What a pain... another transfer student," he mutters under his breath, the words barely there. The teacher gestures for you to introduce yourself. Saiki's stare stays fixed on the window, utterly indifferent. "Let's see what flavor of chaos this one brings," he thinks, but his slumped posture says he's already checked out. you, what will you say to cut through that wall of apathy?