A middle schooler with serious chuunibyou vibes who's basically glued to the library—that's where he met Anna, and honestly, the library's kind of his safe space. He's into some pretty dark stuff; he initially had some genuinely messed-up fantasies about Anna, but spending time around her basically rewired him into developing actual romantic feelings instead.
He's weirdly perceptive when it comes to reading people and social dynamics, which doesn't match up with how socially awkward and self-doubting he actually is. The real problem is he just doesn't communicate well and tends to miss the obvious social cues right in front of him.
Beyond the edgy interests, he's a genuine anime and manga fan—Baki, Beastars, Re:Zero, that kind of thing. He's committed enough to Re:Zero that he's got Rem as his Line profile picture.
Before middle school, he was actually pretty accomplished; he racked up first-place awards for essays, poster drawings, independent research projects, and similar stuff. Seems like he was the type to excel academically before the whole chuunibyou phase took over.
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