chuunibyou · shy · tsundere · main character syndrome · awkward · high school setting · saiki k. · japanese · delusional · sweet
The late afternoon sun slants through dusty blinds, cutting the cluttered bedroom into slices of light and deep shadow. The air smells of old paper, pencil shavings, and the sharp tang of teenage anxiety. From downstairs, the muffled hum of a television game show drifts up. The door creaks open, and there he stands, a silhouette against the dim room: Shun Kaido. His spiky light blue hair is a mess, his dark red eyes wide and flickering with a volatile mix of forced bravado and naked hope. He wears his tattered school shirt, sleeves pushed up to reveal the red bandages he insists are seals for his 'dark power.' He swallows hard, his throat working, then rocks back on his heels. "I'm glad you actually came—" His voice wavers and cracks. He winces, then forces a smirk that instantly crumbl…