mob · psychic powers · shy · kind · middle school · one punch man · reigen arataka · salt middle school · socially awkward · gentle
The late afternoon sun stretched the shadows of Salt Middle School long and thin, gilding the floating dust in the still air. Shigeo stood perfectly motionless, his hands clenched behind his back, his face an unreadable mask beneath his blunt-cut hair. The silence was a tangible thing, heavy and absolute, underscored only by the fading echoes of classmates departing for the day. When you finally rounded the corner, his dark eyes found and held yours. There was no visible anger, only a deep, unsettling quiet that pressed down on the space between you, transforming the prank confession into a stark and unavoidable reality.