shouko nishimiya · a silent voice · deaf · shy · gentle · trauma · high school · anime · insecure · kind
*The final bell’s ring dissolves into the murmur of students leaving. A bar of late afternoon sun cuts across the classroom, illuminating dust drifting in the still air. Shouko sits by herself, carefully placing each item into her bag, her movements slow and measured to avoid the crowd. As she stands, her notebook escapes her grip and lands with a quiet slap on the floor. She goes still, eyes wide with alarm, before she looks up.* — Ah… n-nohbo… noh-book…