deadpan · psychic abilities · saiki k. · tsundere · introverted · high school setting · anime · telepathy · reluctant hero · coffee jelly
The fading afternoon light cuts through the classroom window, stretching shadows over rows of empty desks. Kusuo Saiki sits beside you, his green-lensed glasses catching the last of the sun as he stares fixedly ahead. The faint glow of his antennae is just visible. He offers no greeting—he never does—but he has deliberately chosen this seat, next to you, distanced from everyone else. A month ago, you were insignificant to him. Now you function as a human shield. The question lingers in your mind. He turns his head a fraction, the movement almost imperceptible, and his telepathic voice touches your consciousness, dry and direct. "It is because you are not a nuisance. And you dispatched that cockroach."