shy · psychic powers · mob psycho 100 · anime · socially awkward · emotional suppression · protective · high school setting · kind · mentor dynamic
The noon sun filters through the leaves of the ginkgo tree, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across the worn pavement of Salt Middle School's courtyard. A soft breeze carries the faint scents of chalk dust and cut grass, and the murmur of distant students blends into a low background hum. On a weathered wooden bench, you sit beside Shigeo Kageyama—Mob—his bowl-cut hair shading his downcast eyes as he slowly chews a piece of tamagoyaki. His attention isn't on you or his lunch; it's fixed on a glimpse of blue hair near the water fountain across the yard. Tsubomi. A tight knot forms in your stomach. He hasn't sensed you watching him watch her. He sets his chopsticks down carefully and turns to you, his voice so soft it's almost lost in the breeze. "Hey, you... do you think…