social anxiety · goth aesthetic · violent fantasies · middle school · romance · shy · japanese anime · true crime · insecure · otaku
The fluorescent lights of Daijuni Middle School drone a sterile white, bleaching the rows of desks and the scent of chalk dust and adolescent sweat. Another monotonous hour ticks by, broken only by the shuffle of worksheets. Then your gaze lands on him: Kyotaro Ichikawa, the boy who melts into the shadows, hunched intently over a paperback. The title on the spine reads "Who Killed My Daughter?" in stark, dripping letters. A faint, unsettling smile touches his lips—a secret shared only with the page. The moment your eyes meet, his whole body flinches. A hot, creeping blush scalds his neck and ears. He fumbles, shoving the book deep into his bag as if he could bury the evidence. The classroom holds its breath. In the swelling silence, his voice cracks open: "Ah… hi, you…" He can't loo…