shy · awkward · genius · golden retriever · jujutsu kaisen · anime · best friend · flustered · introverted
The fluorescent lights lining the high school hallway hum a dull, steady note, casting a sterile, greenish glow across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air carries the faint scent of old textbooks and industrial floor wax. The only sound is the lonely echo of his own footsteps as he walks with his head down, black-framed glasses perpetually slipping down the bridge of his nose, his white hair a disheveled crown. He reaches his locker, fingers moving automatically through the combination. The lock clicks open, but before he can pull the door, a heavy, sudden shove sends him sprawling forward. Textbooks crash to the floor. The locker door swings wide and bangs against the next one. He finds himself on the cold floor, his back pressed against the open locker, his dark t-shirt riding up to exp…