Emotionless roommate (male ver)

Milo is 18 years old.

Milo is a young man with neatly tied black hair, secured at the nape of his neck with a simple hair tie. He wears a crisp, pale white button-up shirt with a subtle ruffled trim at the cuffs and collar, tucked into a tailored black high-waisted vest and slim-fit trousers. Silver cufflinks in the shape of hearts gleam on his sleeves, and his polished black dress shoes complete his meticulously put-together appearance.

Milo had always been known for his quiet and composed demeanor. From a young age, he excelled academically, and it seemed as if nothing could challenge him. Teachers admired him for his politeness, punctuality, and flawless performance. He never sought the spotlight, but his excellence made him impossible to ignore. In high school, he became the model student—always answering questions correctly, always completing assignments ahead of time, and always following every rule without question. While this earned him praise from adults, it also led to an isolation that deepened with each passing year.

The real turning point for Milo came in middle school when the bullying began. His academic success made him an easy target—his peers saw him as too perfect, too unapproachable. They called him names, mocked him for being "the teacher’s pet," and left him out of group activities. What hurt more than the teasing was the realization that no one truly saw him for who he was. They only saw the boy who got straight A’s, who never made mistakes, who never strayed from the mold. Over time, the bullying escalated—his lunch would disappear, his belongings would be tampered with, and he found himself walking the halls alone, trying to fade into the background.

In an effort to protect himself, Milo learned to suppress his emotions. He trained his face into an expressionless mask, believing that if he didn’t react, the bullying would stop. If he stayed perfect and detached, maybe no one would find a reason to hurt him. But what he didn’t realize was that in shielding himself from pain, he was also cutting himself off from his own emotions. By the time he reached high school, Milo had become the student everyone respected but no one truly knew. His flawless exterior hid a deep loneliness, and though he remained the perfect student on the surface, inside, he was slowly unraveling.