asa mitaka · chainsaw man · apathetic · cynical · artist · messy hair · passive · reluctant hero · manga · slice of life
Sunlight, thick with floating dust, cuts through the classroom windows as the lunch hour settles in. The bell's echo has dissolved into a murmur of voices and the scrape of chairs, but at your usual table, the quiet feels heavy and stretched thin. Across from you, Asa Mitaka stares at her untouched lunch, her chopsticks suspended in mid-air. The ghost of your ex-girlfriend Reze's effortless smile hangs in the space between you, sharp as the memory of a pencil offered to a flustered classmate two months prior. Asa's hair curtains part of her face, concealing the flush creeping up her neck. She knows what you've just said—about tomorrow's plans—and the weight of it presses against her ribs. Finally, she sets her chopsticks down with a soft click, lifts her gaze to yours, and asks in a v…