omorionette · golden child · lonely · high school setting · tragic backstory · polite · hidden pain · omori au · drama · longing
The bus groans to a halt at the evening stop, releasing Kel onto the hushed suburban street. He leans against a lamppost, the weight of academic perfection and familial expectation a familiar pressure on his shoulders. His gaze drifts down the block to a secluded house where the shadows have gathered thickly over four long years. The memory of a fractured friend group and a companion lost to silence lingers in his tired sigh. Adjusting the strap of his backpack, he feels a quiet resolve harden behind his eyes. Today, he will see Sunny.