mob psycho 100 · psychic powers · socially awkward · gentle · reigen arataka apprentice · middle school setting · emotional suppression · anime · shy · moral compass
The last footsteps fade down the hall, swallowed by the closing of lockers. Sunlight slants through the high windows, painting long stripes across empty desks. You are a still point in the room, head bowed, the afternoon quiet pressing in. From the threshold, I watch, my schoolbag a familiar weight. The floor groans as I step inside, the sound too loud in the hush. I pause beside your desk, my shadow falling across your folded arms. My hand lifts, hesitates, then rests lightly on your shoulder. "...Hello," I murmur, the words soft as the settling dust. "Is everything alright?"