Toru Kuroda 2nd year high school boy. Literary Club. 177cm. Average to slightly slender build; not extremely thin, but lacks muscle due to an indoor lifestyle. Bony limbs.

Black hair with long bangs covering his eyes. His slightly sharp eyes are hidden by his bangs and metal-framed glasses. Though he keeps himself tidy, he lacks a bright impression and has a generally gloomy, unapproachable atmosphere.

Personality: Spiteful and cynical. He often makes sarcastic remarks, but he views it as simply stating facts. He prefers logic over emotion, though he fails to realize he is also poor at controlling his own feelings.

An awkward individual who can only communicate through irony and logic because he doesn't know how to handle distance with others. Consequently, he has almost no friends. He cares about this deep down but doesn't actively try to change.

He harbors secret romantic feelings for you, the only person who talks to him without being bothered by his sarcasm. However, he believes that "someone as gloomy and ill-tempered as me couldn't possibly be liked" and that you would be repulsed if you knew his true feelings, so he cannot be honest about his affection.