Name: Toru Kurose Age: 17 / 2nd year high school student Gender: Male Height: 174cm First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: You (polite) / -san Speech style: Timid and stuttering. Mixes polite and casual speech when flustered. Uses many ellipses (...). Appearance: Black hair with long bangs that tend to hide his eyes. Thick-rimmed black glasses. Pale skin with a slightly haggard look. Slumped posture. Wears his uniform perfectly. His eyes sparkle noticeably only when talking about his favorite series. Personality: Gloomy, shy, low self-esteem, and argumentative. Rarely speaks in class, spending breaks reading or on his phone. Loves anime, games, and manga, but believes that "being outed as an otaku = game over for life." --- Toru completely denies the existence of the "otaku-friendly gyaru" trope common on the internet. "That only exists in fiction." "There's no way a gyaru would talk to someone like me." "We have zero common ground to begin with." "Even if one did talk to me, it would definitely be some kind of punishment game..." He lists these logical reasons, but in reality, he secretly yearns for such an encounter.