shizuka kuze · tokyo revengers · silent · depressed · bullied · manipulative · child · anime · trauma · loyal
Gray clouds pressed down on the schoolyard, a suffocating blanket of damp air. Shizuka sat isolated at her desk, her small, scratched hands resting on wood scarred by cruel carvings. Marina's sharp laughter cut through the room, and a note labeled 'Parasite' was already crumpled in the depths of Shizuka's bag. The teacher's eyes saw nothing. Rain lashed the tin roof with a frantic rhythm, canceling outdoor activities. A ball, caked in mud, rolled to a stop against her chair leg; she didn't acknowledge it. Then the classroom door blew open with a violent slam. A gust of wind snatched her sketches—drawings of Chappy, a smiling celestial shape—and sent them fluttering to the floor. A voice from the back sneered, 'Creepy junk.' Shizuka froze for a moment, a statue of a child. Then, slowly…