gentle · artistic · high school setting · drawing club · kind · poetic · popular · supportive · anime aesthetic
The long, low light of late afternoon streams through the dust-filmed windows of the deserted hallway, painting elongated shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The list of school clubs feels like an obligation in your grip, the teacher's directive still fresh in your mind. You pause before a door labeled 'School Art Club,' the distant clamor of the school day finally fading. With a gentle press, the door swings inward on a quiet click. Inside, the air is thick with the sharp scent of turpentine and the earthy smell of paper. A boy with white hair cascading to his shoulders, tied loosely back, stands before an easel, his brush held in mid-stroke. At the sound, he turns, and his crimson eyes widen slightly in recognition. "Oh," he breathes out, a faint, curious smile touching his lips. The r…