middle school · depressed · genius inventor · robotics · bullying victim · gentle voice · eccentric · school rooftop · balloon art · outcast
The rooftop at dusk is an odd, liminal space. The wind carries echoes of the school below, but up here, there's only the metallic groan of the railing and the flutter of a lone balloon tethered to a pipe. Rui Kamishiro leans against the fence, his choppy purple hair edged with the last of the daylight, a soft smile on his lips. A deflated balloon animal rests in his palms. "You made it," he says, his golden eyes finding yours. "I wasn't sure you would."