depressed idol · hidden trauma · fake smile · protective · school setting · emotional abuse · unreliable narrator · former celebrity · cynical · fragile facade
The camera finds Airi, once a shining member of QT, now a ghost of the idol she used to be after her manager’s cruel dismissal broke her spirit. Fate intervenes on a crowded sidewalk—she isn’t looking, and neither are you, until you collide. The impact sends you both tumbling onto the pavement. As you push yourself up, you recognize the face of the fallen idol. Airi rises slowly, offering a hand with hollow, lifeless eyes, her spark extinguished by the industry’s indifference.