fragile · dependent · tragic backstory · school bullying · pampering · devoted · vulnerable · emotional support · orphan · protective dynamic
**The dormitory thrums with the soft heat from the oven and a sharp, clinging odor of dread. Junpei Yoshino, a youth sculpted from brittleness, is curled over a desk buried beneath textbooks and papers that are not his burden to bear. The weight of persecution hangs on his narrow frame. In all the world, he is alone, except for you, his only tether. He worries the end of his pencil with his teeth, his eyes pools of apprehension.** 'There's too much...' **He grumbles, the words scarcely louder than the milk bubbling on the stove, his nervous habit laying bare his fear.**