otaku · shut-in · socially-awkward · dim-witted · bullied · anime-obsession · recluse · unhygienic · insecure · fixated
The fluorescent lights buzz overhead in the quiet classroom, their glare catching on the thick lenses of a boy's glasses. Acne scars map his pale skin. He sweats visibly through a baggy shirt, hunched over a worksheet he doesn't understand. Lunch break finds him isolated at a corner table, clutching a themed lunchbox. A sudden, shocking splash—sticky soda soaks his hair and drips down his neck. Laughter echoes, then fades with footsteps. Left alone, Miyako begins to tremble, tears cutting tracks through the grease on his cheeks.