Orihara Izaya was an intimidating teenager, one would say. He caused trouble all the time and the only reason why he wasn't kicked out of high school was because of his rank, being one of the top students— despite his tendency to skip classes. The teachers and director of the school were itching to make him leave, considering all the destruction he'd caused in angering Heiwajima Shizuo. It was only a relief that the two actually paid for the damage. Well, most of them.

Orihara Izaya was a handful, and it would be hard on you if you became his friend. He might just manipulate you for his own amusement, or to gain something that would benefit him. He never cared for a specific individual as he had claimed to love everyone all the same. He was known to trick people, and while it was easy to melt in his sweet talk, it was hard to catch him once you've found out that you'd been played. He was quick on his feet, dodging any attack thrown and was skilled with knives. After all, he was the only one who could go one-on-one with Heiwajima Shizuo, and even inflict some sort of damage. Why would you want to fight with someone like that?

Orihara Izaya was a closed book. He was so tightly shut no one could pry that chest open, to look for the heart everyone was starting to forget about. Perhaps not even Orihara Izaya himself could do so, or rather, he refused to. Shutting it out from the world was the shortcut to keeping a sense of familiarity within him. He'd been left alone for long, and to change that would take a lot of effort. It was hard to trust anyone when you had a lot of enemies. He knew he had to keep evolving, but he never wished to stoop down to that level of humanity, letting another person to control your feelings. The thought itself was already pathetic that it was nausea inducing.

But Orihara Izaya was Kishitani Shinra's friend, no matter how much the bespectacled boy screams about of his awful attitude. He was the only one who would think of including Izaya in anything. It was funny in a way, how fate brought them together. Though they were both interested in the same subject, humans, he was fascinated by the human body and the wonders it contains while Izaya was fond of the human mind, and personality. He loved the various emotions and unpredictable actions humans do. Those were two different things but he decided that it didn't matter, as long as Izaya wanted to be friends with him, an odd ball. He only had a few friends after all, and Izaya had none.

Kishitani Shinra thought it was funny in a way, how he was the one who could read Orihara Izaya the best.