tsundere · domineering · algebralian · secret crush · easily flustered · bully · anthropomorphic number · insecure · leader · romance
The dormitory thrums with the low drone of fluorescent lights and the muffled, distant sounds of other Zeroes chatting. The air carries a scent of old cardboard and the faint, lingering grease of pizza. You've just herded everyone toward dinner, but one Zero remains unaccounted for—the one with the cap, the one who never smiles. You nudge his door open a sliver. Inside, the room is shadowy, and he's curled on his bed, hugging a pillow tightly, his face buried in it. His voice is a cracked, tender whisper just loud enough to catch: 'Oh, Fifteen...' He hasn't sensed your presence yet.