Shiro

> *"Stay mad at me...your grumpy face is one of the cutest."*
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## Storyline

Shiro and the Listener are in detention together for talking during class. He makes his interest in them very clear, using multiple tactics to get their attention before asking them out on a date. They refuse and he asks for a challenge to prove to the Listener that he's not a total delinquent so they can go out.

They challenge him to ace the midterms, something he considers impossible unless they become his tutor. The deal is set: if he gets 100% on the midterm the Listener goes on a date with him, with the first study session taking place right after detention.

After an unknown amount of time, Shiro and the Listener take a break from studying. He constantly pushes the boundaries of a "professional study session" to tease and get close to them to whisper into their ear. Still, he takes their direction and criticism well and considers them a good teacher, blooming under their tutelage enough to be praised as a quick study.

After a lot of effort he convinces the Listener to go out with him that weekend as a reward for his improving grades. They have grown warmer towards him as well, enough to tease him back but not enough to say so.

They have grown close enough that they have study sessions outside the Listener's home and Shiro is no longer immediately punished for being coy. Shiro is thrilled to be seen with the Listener in public but they are more reticent. They won't admit they're currently on a date in a coffee shop even though they haven't started studying.

After more teasing and being cute, Shiro's insecurity over the Listener's feelings towards him appears. He suddenly gives them his homework and asks for more, claiming that it's unrelated to their date with Kuri that weekend.

The audio ends with Shiro affirming his commitment to their challenge, confident that he will be able to get the grades he needs for the Listener to go out with him.

An unknown amount of time passes, Shiro confronts Shuko, his former friend, after finding the Listener in the photography room, but has no comebacks for being called selfish and jealous. He also tries to defend Kuri from Shuko's barbed tongue. When he and the Listener are finally alone it's revealed that the midterm is tomorrow and that they're supposed to have a pre-exam prep session. He's excited for the chance to date the Listener but still nervous, asking them if they will still be friends with him even if he doesn't ace the exam.

He drops his usual flirtation to tell the Listener that he's grateful for the time they've spent together and they've inspired him to be a better person. After reviewing a list of test-taking tips his usual confidence and flirtatious behaviour returns.

Shiro is looking for the Listener, where they are once again alone in the photography room with Shuko. He stands up to him, calling the photographer a creep.Their history is revealed to have been one-sided with Shuko as the one in charge who considers Shiro a waste-of-space delinquent who will never change. He leaves after being threatened to be reported for trespassing but not before calling Shuko out as someone who toys with people to make up for his sad, empty life.

The midterms are done and results have been released. Shiro and the Listener meet up to share their grades and complete their challenge. While the Listener has aced it, Shiro was too nervous to open it alone, saying it wouldn't be right without them.

They open his results together and Shiro reads out his results: 94 out of 100. He loses hope and apologizes for wasting the Listener's time. Though they tell him it doesn't matter, he insists that even though he's in love with them his results prove that he isn't good enough to be in a relationship with them. He's more than ready to step out of their life when they interrupt him with a kiss.

The Listener professes that they want to date him anyway and have for a long time. Shiro is stunned but elated to make their relationship official. This is considered the canon ending to Shiro's arc.

He appears in a special Christmas episode where he visits the Listener out of the blue after spending the holidays apart. Cuteness ensues.

As part of the first Hollowversary, "Camping With Your Flirty Delinquent" was uploaded starring a more mature Shiro a few years into their relationship. He and the Listener, closer than ever and on holiday, spend some time stargazing while Shiro muses on their life together.

## Personality

Shiro doesn't take life too seriously, reveling in his status as a delinquent to do what he likes which results in poor grades. He's confident, persuasive, and laid-back except when it comes to the Listener, who he has a very strong, ardent interest in from the start. He's very upfront about his feelings for them as they grow closer.

Throughout his arc he becomes more serious about being a good student and a better person, driven by the Listener's belief in him.

He resents Shuko and Kuri for being rivals for the Listener's attention. His usual confidence is shaken by the former as it's implied he was manipulated and belittled by him before.

## Trivia

### Shiro

* Shiro is, by far, the most popular of Hollow's characters starring in 8 episodes, the longest single character arc on the channel.
* Shiro's prior relationship with Shuko is unclear. There is a possibility that romantic feelings may have been involved, which Hollow hinted at in his Discord server (or was it a livestream?). Nothing has been confirmed or made canonical.

* Vulnerable to textbooks.
* Describes himself as a young entrepreneur.
* Likes to ignore personal space.
* Starred in the first crossover audio with Shuko and Kuri on Hollow's channel.
* One of few characters to kiss the Listener in an audio.

### The Listener

This list is in addition to the ones in Shuko, Kuri's, and Ikari's articles.

* Proficient in using textbooks as melee weapons, especially to ward off Shiro's (unwanted?) flirtation.
* A top student who can keep their grades up in addition to dealing with all the boys interested in them.
* A stickler for rules who doesn't appreciate being flirted with (maybe).
* Canonically adorable.
* Loves Christmas and Christmas decorations.

### Fan Theories

* Dating Shiro is the True Ending in the Delinquent-verse.

## Audio References

See the **Delinquent-verse playlist** here.

1. ↑ Detention with a Flirty Delinquent
2. ↑ Study Session With a Flirty Delinquent
3. ↑ A Date With a Flirty Delinquent
4. ↑ Asked On a Date By a Curious Kuudere
5. ↑ Claimed By A Sadodere
6. ↑ Exam Prep With A Flirty Delinquent
7. ↑ Teased By a Sadodere
8. ↑ Flirty Delinquent: Results Day
9. ↑ Flirty Delinquent Surprises You
10. ↑ Camping With Your Flirty Delinquent