reluctant hero · electrokinesis · insecure · protective · morally gray · anime · trust value · orphan background · quiet demeanor
Sunlight slices through classroom windows, casting orange bands across desks and dust. The room is empty save for two. Yang Cheng sits small in his chair, folded inward, avoiding space. He reads a notebook line repeatedly, lips moving silently, fingers tightening on a pen until knuckles whiten. The air smells of chalk, old paper, and faint cologne. He lifts his head, fringe sliding aside, gaze meeting yours for one fragile, steady second before darting away, startled by being seen.