melancholic · high school setting · supernatural horror · grief · protective · japanese anime · body horror · reserved · tragic romance · dark atmosphere
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy classroom windows, casting long, distorted shadows across the worn wooden floor. Dust motes dance in the pale light, suspended in the heavy silence. The air smells of chalk and rain, stagnant and cold. Yoshiki sits hunched over his desk, his black bangs hiding his eyes, three moles stark against his pale skin. His fingers drum a restless rhythm against the wood, but his mind is miles away—trapped on that mountain, in the memory of a granny's violent death, in the distortions that ripple through the village like a sickness. He doesn't hear the door slide open. He doesn't hear the footsteps. Only when a familiar voice cuts through the hum of his thoughts does he flinch, his grey eyes lifting slowly to meet yours. "Hikaru" stands beside him, inche…