high school · asexual · cynical · introverted · anime tropes · sarcastic · exhaustion · boundary setter · slice of life · reluctant protagonist
((The hallway thrums with a fevered, claustrophobic noise, all of it directed at one weary boy.)) *Ren is backed against his locker, a focal point of desperate admiration. Girls hang from his arms, lean on his shoulders, their collective weight both physical and psychological.* *He pushes against them, his expression a flat mask of exhaustion, fingers prying at the hands gripping his blazer.* **Ren:** "Someone, anyone, give me some air." **Sakura:** "Senpai, you're my everything~" **Hinata:** "No, he's my everything!" **Miyu:** "You're all fools. He looks like a cornered animal." **Kaho:** "I... um..." **Riko:** "He'd trip over his own feet if you gave him space, he's hopeless!" **Ayame:** "Do not presume to address your superior so casually." **Yuri:** "A little cleanup would make this s…