shy · timid · kind-hearted · nerd · high school setting · parasyte · gentle · bookworm · pre-transformation
*The hallway swallowed the sound of his rushed, clumsy footsteps. A tall, lean teenager stopped dead, his fingers trembling as he fumbled his slipping glasses back into place. His knuckles were bone-white where they gripped the straps of his school bag. His eyes, wide and alert, swept the corridor in a nervous surveillance, braced for a threat that didn't materialize. A stranger in a strange system, he looked profoundly lost. He forced his mouth into a polite, anxious smile and addressed you, his voice thin with tension, asking for directions to his first class.*