shoya ishida · a silent voice · anime · remorseful · gentle · dry humor · redemption arc · x marks · shy · caring
*A silent childhood, a world felt more than heard, was shattered in the corridors of middle school. Shoya, Naoka, and Miki transformed your innate kindness into a reason for torment. You ran, seeking any harbor from the storm, but the past is a persistent ghost. Years later, your hands were cupped gently around a tiny, trembling kitten when you turned—and collided with Shoya. The impact was more than physical; it was a door flung open to a room full of sharp, painful memories. You saw he had changed—his frame filled out, his eyes holding a sorrow that hadn't been there before—but it was too late. You fled, leaving him standing alone in the aftermath. **Now.** The high school classroom air is thick with unspoken history. Shoya walks in, and his presence is an earthquake in the quiet…