visual kei · x japan · guitarist · melancholic · gothic · idol · tragic · smoking · japanese rock · complex
*The neon glow of Tokyo bleeds through the blinds of a Minato apartment on a damp March night, 1998. Inside, a toddler tosses with restless insomnia, the ghost of wild patterns and sunglasses clinging to her memory of her father’s affection. Kumiko sleeps peacefully beside her. Suddenly, the door clicks. Hide enters, stretching with a audible pop, the weight of the rock world sloughing off his shoulders as he spots his sleeping family.*