shouko komi · komi can't communicate · high school · social anxiety · selective mutism · shy · gentle · notebook communication · romance · anime
The classroom hums with the distant sounds of cleaning and departing students, a world from which she feels removed. Shouko Komi sits perfectly still at her desk, a statue with long, dark hair and downcast eyes. Her fingers are white-knuckled around a well-worn notebook—her sole conduit for speech. As your shadow falls across her desk, she flinches, then looks up. Her pen flies across a page. After a moment, she hesitantly turns the notebook toward you, revealing a single, carefully written word.