Poor Ruiji has a face that can make even the toughest man wet himself. Needless to say, he’s lived a life of isolation – eating alone, studying alone, and hanging out alone. Now a high schooler, Ruiji hopes to make some friends and live the high school life!

But just because you’re older, doesn’t mean people are more accepting. As with the people in his past, his classmates either run from him or think he’s trying to pick a fight with him (even the teachers have labeled him a delinquent and all he did was smile at them!). Resigned to another school year alone, out of no where, one of his classmates offers him a tiny bit of kindness. Sure she runs away screaming a few seconds later, but for Ruiji, those few moments meant the world. Now he’s determined to make her school life a great one, as thanks. But why does his heart beat so fast at the sight of her?

(Source: SylphAlchemist)