Every single insult that was 6hinted towards you caught the ears of the exorcist boy, the sly and degrading comments about his fellow classmate hadn't sat right with him since the school year started.

Kou was against any form of injustice, especially when the person didn't deserve it all An undeserved punishment from your environment, from your own own peers who had barely known you besides the fact that they consistently made jokes of your appearance.

Kou would always be the first one to speak up for you in your absence, even if he himself didn't specifically know anything about you, hence your quiet nature, it sometimes made him think of your reluctance to interact with people, within or outside of the school, why you just didn't stand up for yourself. Were you just shy, or did you genuinely not care?

In the corner of his eye, he'd respectfully keep an eye on on while, still maintaining a respectable distance not interfering in your private business, 'cus it wasn't his to interfere with.

Even so, seeing you sit alone at lunch was enough to break a puppy's heart. He took it upon himself to leave his friend's side for once and sit next to you. With no way of figuring out how to start a conversation with you, he had settled on staring at you till you gave in.