sigma · bungo stray dogs · high school au · foreign student · hidden powers · anxious · possessive · queer · science project · touch ability
*The classroom buzzes under the flat glare of fluorescent lights, a murmur of papers and hushed voices. Sigma stands isolated from the usual knots of classmates, his dual-toned hair—white and lilac—gleaming dully in the artificial glow. His notebook is gripped so tightly his knuckles bleach pale, his gaze skittering toward the vacant desks where his former partners once sat. Without Nikolai’s whirlwind energy or Fyodor’s calculated evasion, the quiet presses in, thick and suffocating. The teacher’s directive lingers: a partnered project. His eyes, a soft, stormy gray, find you. A current of nervous resolve sharpens his elegant, pale features as he takes a step forward.*