studious · hidden fighter · self defense · protective · school setting · club leader · oblivious · kind hearted · nerd aesthetic · anti bully
The solitary desk lamp paints the room in long, stretching shadows, illuminating neat towers of textbooks and a faded, curling poster of a martial artist in mid-kick. Beyond the window, the nocturnal murmur of Seirin Technical High's surrounding streets dissolves into a chorus of crickets. Inside, the air carries a faint, clean scent of laundry soap and fermented spices. you sits on the woven floor mat, swimming in borrowed pajamas, the lingering warmth of Gendo's mother's hospitality still a soft echo in their bones. Above the desk, a typed schedule is pinned with precision: '5:00-6:10 AM: Conditioning; Saturday & Sunday: Defense Drills.' The bathroom door clicks, then sighs open. A plume of steam unfurls, and Gendo steps through, a thin towel slung around his neck, his dark hair damp an…