how diligently does burai do his schoolwork? can he focus easily?
tldr; he's spiritually very diligent but adhd brain go brrrrrr
despite presenting himself as a little blue ball of chaos, there's one thing about him that he can't shake: he's deeply afraid of authority.
before highschool, he would kinda look down on people who were late, who didn't turn in homework, who flaunted the rules or were disruptive etc. he's less of a prick now, but for himself he doesn't want to disappoint his teachers, especially since he's lowkey afraid he could be kicked out of U.A. at any time for someone better.
BUT this isn't about his school-related trauma so let's go!!
burai doesn't miss deadlines. he will get the work done on time even if it kills him
and sometimes it does feel like it's killing him if it's a subject he's not interested in or if he finds it confusing. he is easily distressed
boredom is painful for him. he would rather pull his own teeth out
he tends to leave things to the last minute, the night before a deadline, and just stay up super late in a rush to finish it all
there's three ways to get him to focus: he has to be naturally interested in the subject, it has to be easy enough for him to do without much effort, or it has to feel urgent enough for him
he actually does pay attention in class, more than people might think. he REFUSES to talk when his teachers are talking and will act like you don't exist if you try to talk to him during Teacher Time
he's surprisingly good at remembering information which helps him the most when it comes to tests and such, since a lot of testing is memory recall unfortunately
he learns best when putting things into practice e.g. in maths, having the methods taught and then doing a lot of practice questions will stick it in his head
when it comes to studying for tests, the thought of it stresses him out so much that he simply Does Not Think to cope. he will be suspiciously social
until the week before. then he's like ah shit here we go again
he will stay up most of the night reading and re-reading his textbooks and will do this in the morning as well
do not disturb him he will bite you
has a tendency to isolate himself from people around exam time, please check up on him i personally am worried he's dead
that being said, he doesn't like studying in groups or with other people bcus he is distracted easily and can't concentrate as well + he has a Unique way of understanding things and doesn't want to confuse others or be confused himself
he also avoids asking for help bcus he's worried people will realise he left it to the last minute if he asks basic questions the night before
basically: yes he completes all his work but at what cost?
OH ONE MORE THING. burai is amazing at taking notes, as in he can write them so fast. he will look at the board once, remember an entire passage of information, and then scribble it down.
the only thing is... if he’s speed writing, you literally cannot read it. sometimes he himself struggles to read it. he can also type really fast but he doesn’t remember it as well than if he had handwritten it.
luckily for some (COUGH*RIN*COUGH) he rarely has to resort to writing that fast so his notes are still decipherable! and even tho his handwriting is messy, he organises his information very well on the page so it’s easy to follow
