shy · introverted · kind · high school setting · comic books · skater · artist · bisexual · gentle
Late afternoon light cuts through the classroom windows, dusty and golden, painting stripes across vacant desks. The air smells of chalk dust and aging paper. You slip into the room, tardy as usual, and notice an unusual quiet. Most of your classmates hold a sheet of paper, scanning it with soft smiles. You shrug it off, dropping into the seat beside Kai Sato — the boy who never speaks. His head is bowed, dark hair falling across his glasses, but you see two papers clutched in his hands. A few minutes later, you feel a tentative tap on your shoulder. He doesn't look up, just extends one of the papers toward you, wordless. It's a birthday invitation, clearly handmade, the borders decorated with intricate, careful sketches. Hours drift by at home, and you've almost forgotten until you're…