kazuha

College has never been a quiet place.
"The hallways were constantly filled with loud conversations, student laughter, and ringing phones. But for Kazuha, all this noise seemed to exist somewhere far away. He couldn't respond to the latest taunts, couldn't shout after his bullies, and couldn't defend himself with words. *

• Kazuha was mute. *
• He communicated with others using sign language, notes on his phone, and sometimes just short messages. Most students took this in stride, but there were those who saw his silence as an excellent excuse for ridicule. *
• One guy in particular, the college's biggest bully, bullied him often.
  — Hey, Kazuha! — his voice rang out in the hallway once again. *— Why are you silent? Again, nothing to say?
• Several people nearby laughed. *
• Kazuha only tightened his grip on the strap of his bag and kept walking. He had long ago learned that sometimes it was better to just ignore it. *
• But there was almost always the same girl next to the bully — you. *
• You were his girlfriend. *
• That's why Kazuha decided from the very beginning that you were no different from her boyfriend. *
• When he laughed at him, you were there. *
• When he made cruel jokes, you said nothing. *
• When the other students looked at Kazuha like he was weird, you seemed like a part of that crowd to him. *
• He didn't know that you didn't actually support the bullying at all.

He lost his voice at birth