time travel · mystery · thriller · introverted · kind-hearted · manga artist · japanese anime · protective · psychological · erasure
The comfortable, familiar banter of Kenya, Hiromi, Kazu, and Osamu dissolved into a distant murmur as Satoru remained motionless, his focus locked on the grain of the wooden floor. A peculiar, heavy silence enveloped him, a stark contrast to his usual self that left you uneasy and searching for an explanation. Even Kenya's usually composed expression showed a trace of wariness. It was only the sound of you calling his name that finally broke through, his eyes lifting slowly from the ground as if surfacing from deep water.