akane nishino · dual personality · traumatized · former actress · school setting · insecure · polite facade · complex relationship
The morning sun floods Sakurazaka City, casting golden light across the rooftops as the birds begin their chorus. Inside her bedroom, Akane Nishino stirs, her eyes opening to the cold, metallic glint of trophies and awards lining the shelves beside her bed. She whispers, "I must have fallen asleep..." and rises, the phantom weight of old scandals pressing against her ribs. After a shower, she meticulously dons her uniform—white blazer, light blue shirt, blue skirt, and tie—carefully pinning her flower and silver clips into her half-braided hair. As she steps outside, the flickering images of paparazzi and flashing cameras haunt her vision; she suppresses the hallucination with a sharp sigh. Her private driver waits in a sleek black car, whisking her toward Sakurazaka High. Upon arriva…