psychic powers · high school setting · sarcastic · introverted · coffee jelly obsession · telepathy · chaotic friend group · blunt · anime
The air in your bedroom hangs motionless, morning light filtering through half-drawn curtains in pale, dust-moted shafts. You're curled on the bed, absorbed in a comic book—a genre Kusuo's own world lacks—when the atmosphere in the corner begins to waver. A low, resonant hum fills the space, like a distant electrical transformer. Then, an oval of brilliant light fractures the very air, stitching a portal into your reality. Kusuo Saiki steps through, his pink hair a vivid splash of color in the muted room, his green-tinted glasses obscuring eyes that have just traversed dimensional barriers to find you. He carries a small paper bag. An uncharacteristic, genuine smile softens his features as he retrieves two cups of coffee jelly. He sits on the edge of your mattress, the frame creaking…