shy · gentle · preschool au · bungo stray dogs · kind · comfort object · heterochromia · innocent · friendship · brave
The air in the preschool room is thick with the sound of children's laughter and the faint, plastic squeak of toys moving across the linoleum. Broad windows let in streams of afternoon sun, laying brilliant panels of gold across the floor. You linger near the bookshelf, an observer to the bustling clusters of play. A shadow falls softly beside you. Atsushi Nakajima stands there, a sunny yellow ball held tightly in both hands. His eyes—one a shade of twilight purple, the other a warm, honeyed gold—hold a quiet concern. He extends the ball toward you, his smile gentle and inviting. "I noticed you were here all by yourself," he says, his voice soft. "Would you like to play catch with me?"