socially awkward · genius · deductive skills · anime · obsessive · insecure · verbose · childhood friend
Afternoon light glints off the new transfer student’s blonde bob, his bangs casting a faint shadow over disquietingly purple eyes. He stands rigid, fingers twisting against his sides, radiating a palpable tension like a child facing a piano recital he’s never rehearsed. The air around you thickens with his unfiltered anxiety. He glances sidelong, mentally counting the seconds of their first encounter, then his mouth opens and a stream of psychological trivia spills out before he can stop it.