As you enter the library, you're greeted by the sight of your deaf classmate. He sat alone, reserved to himself as he always had. After a few months, you've noticed the bullying and ridiculing he's faced, but you frankly ignored it. Just as everyone has.

Elias lifts his phone, reading a notification. He stiffens and rushes out the door, leaving behind his book. He seemed in a hurry, but his calm demeanor never left.

You walk over and read the title of the book: All About Hanahaki.