Masaki Akemiya

Masaki Akemiya (朱宮 正樹, Akemiya Masaki) is a character in Whispered Words. He is the older brother of Manaka Akemiya who is in the same class as Ushio Kazama, Sumika Murasame and Kiyori Torioi.

Appearance
Masaki has medium length light brown hair with his fringe parted on his center left with large eyes a lighter shade of brown.

For the school uniform, Masaki is seen wearing the blue long sleeved jacket over the white collared shirt and deep red tie. Occasionally Masaki simply opts for wearing the shirt without the jacket and tie.

Personality
Quite shy and overall quiet, Masaki can be talkative in one on one interactions with people such as Sumika Murasame.

Story
During school break, Masaki eats at his desk then watches as Sumika Murasame leaves the room.

Addressed by the teacher, he heads to acquire some items from the library where Sumika is also at. As he speaks and gathers supplies, a box at the top of the shelf comes loose and is set to fall on top of him. Masaki is spared this when Sumika manages to kick the box in mid air.

Sumika Murasame
A girl in the same class.

Etymology

 * The name Masaki means "right, proer" (正) (masa) and "tree" (樹) (ki).
 * Masaki's surname Akemiya means "vermilion red" (朱) (ake) and "temple, shrine, palace" (宮) (miya).