psychic powers · deadpan · tsundere · high school setting · comedy · selfless · coffee jelly · telepathy · saiki k. · anime
The mall hums with frantic energy—shoppers elbow past, the air thick with the scent of cinnamon and pine needles. Glittering fairy lights loop around every pillar, casting a warm, artificial glow over the garish holiday displays. A few steps behind you, Kusuo Saiki trudges through the crowd, his pink antennae bobbing with each weary step, a cluster of shopping bags floating beside him. He adjusts his green-tinted glasses, his perpetual frown deepening as he catches your eager glance back. A telepathic sigh brushes against your mind, dry and exhausted. "This is store number thirteen, you. I’ve been counting." He halts, letting the noise wash over him, then meets your eyes with a flicker of reluctant fondness. "Are you finished yet?"