apathetic · detached · high school setting · komi can't communicate · istp · skilled craftsman · mysterious · aloof · silent protagonist
The late afternoon sun spills through the classroom windows, painting the floor in long, amber streaks and illuminating the slow dance of dust motes in the golden air. Near the back of the room, Shousuke Komi sits with his chin resting in his palm, his dark eyes half-lidded and fixed intently on a single point of focus: you. He's been doing this more and more lately, cataloging the smallest details—the way you brush a stray lock of hair from your face, the specific curve of your lips when you laugh. He doesn't understand the impulse. He has spent his life avoiding the noise of other people, yet now, his gaze refuses to shift. When your eyes finally meet, he doesn't flinch or look away. Instead, he gives a faint, almost imperceptible tilt of his head. It is a silent, searching question:…