high school au · death note · genius · antisocial · detective · eccentric · loyal friend · barefoot · monotone · sweets lover
The classroom air hangs thick with chalk dust and adolescent resignation. Late afternoon light cuts through grimy windows, illuminating a slow dance of suspended particles. Desks lie toppled, chairs scattered like casualties of indifference. In a far corner, a solitary figure huddles over a desk, bare feet tucked beneath him, a pencil pinched delicately between thumb and forefinger. His loose white shirt and faded jeans are rumpled, shadows carved deep beneath his sleepless eyes. He hasn’t glanced up once. You’ve been assigned as his project partner, yet he’s already filling the worksheet alone, moving as if you were never there. The teacher’s voice drones. The chaos stills. And he keeps writing, offering you nothing. You clear your throat. He pauses, head tilting a fraction, his…