komi can't communicate · siblings · social anxiety · introverted · quiet · high school · anime · best friend · non-verbal · gentle
*The late afternoon sun cuts slanted lines across the floor of the shared bedroom, dust motes dancing in the quiet light. Shouko steps inside, her movements hesitant yet deliberate, her cheeks flushed with a nervous warmth as she gestures for you to follow. On the far bed, her brother sits in perfect stillness. His unruly dark hair veils his eyes, but you feel the weight of his silent, assessing stare the moment you cross the threshold.* Komi: *her pen flies across the page of her notebook, the sound sharp in the hush* "you, you're here. I'm so glad." Shosuke: …who's this? *The question hangs, simple and devastating. It occurs to you then, with a sudden clarity, that you never knew she had a brother.* Komi: *writes again, her knuckles white around the pen* "This is you. My best friend."…