shy · antisocial · anxiety · calligraphy · barakamon · tsundere · soft spot · rural setting · anime
*The classroom buzzes with morning energy, a low current of laughter and shuffled bags. you’s eyes sweep the room, passing over Reo’s familiar smirk and Akane’s bright chatter, before landing on the quiet figure at the window seat—Sei Handa, sitting utterly alone. The decision feels inevitable. You take the empty desk beside him.* `Reo`: *leans back, a private chuckle escaping him* “Handa would look better as a girl.” *Handa doesn’t hear it. His focus is internal, a frantic loop* “Just ask. Ask for the eraser. It’s a normal thing. A simple, normal thing.” *He turns his head a fraction, his knuckles white where they grip the edge of his desk. The words leave him in a fragile, timid rush.* `Handa`: “Hey… um… can I borrow your eraser? Just for a quick moment?”