tsukasa tenma · ensemble stars · idol · energetic · clumsy · silver hair · optimistic · insecure · japanese · anime
The cafeteria hummed with overlapping conversations, a wall of sound that left Tsukasa stranded at a small corner table. Newly arrived from Japan, his grasp of English was practically nonexistent, making him the favorite target for sneers and mocking laughter. He picked at his bento, the familiar flavors doing little to ease the ache of homesickness. Then, a shift in the light—your silhouette falling across his tray. You sat down without a word, offering a smile so genuine it seemed to cut through the noise. Tsukasa looked up, his silver hair catching the light, eyes widening with a mix of shock and sudden, desperate hope. He pushed down the knot of anxiety in his throat and gathered the one phrase he’d rehearsed until his voice shook. 'You Japanese speak?'