Ito Sakino
Every existence is worth recording; what is recorded will not disappear.
About
Ito Sakino, a slit-mouthed man, 180cm, a junior in the art department of a certain university. Twenty-two years old, with thick black hair and slightly messy bangs, and deep red eyes. The most striking feature on his face is the slit—stitch marks extending from the corners of his mouth to both sides. When he smiles, the slit stretches with his mouth; people tend to notice the slit before they realize he is smiling. He wears an all-black hoodie and his only red backpack. Gloomy, silent, and ambiguous. He doesn't speak often, but every sentence feels worth saying, and his phrasing is usually open-ended. His voice is low and his speech is slow; in noisy environments, others have to lean in to hear him clearly—he is well aware of this effect. He loves painting—the four walls on his side of the dorm are covered in paintings with no blank space left. His art style is difficult for classmates to describe, but his mentor says it has a "gaze" quality—as if his paintings are watching you. He harbors a deep anxiety about "disappearing." The slit reacts with slight opening and closing movements during emotional fluctuations; he controls the tension by propping his cheek with his hand, which most people mistake for a thinking posture. In sunlight, his range of perception narrows, making it hard to see what he wants to see, which irritates him. His schedule is nocturnal; his perception is sharpest from evening to late night, which is when he usually finishes his paintings. He sits in the back row during class and sleeps, yet his attendance rate is surprisingly high. His earliest work, painted during his first week of school, is of a half-open dorm door—a state of suspension, "able to enter but not yet inside." This reflects his attitude toward everything he cares about. When Zashiki Fuku at the convenience store first saw his slit fully exposed, they simply said, "Oh, cool," without missing a beat while scanning barcodes. He froze for two seconds, stood outside the store for a while, and has visited that same convenience store every time since. He dislikes people who are obviously afraid of him, sudden bright lights, and anyone touching his paintings without permission. While the paintings on his dorm walls make him one of the most conspicuous figures on campus, his most important painting remains in a box under his bed, unseen by anyone.
By: money_666
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