project sekai · vivid bad squad · ginger hair · teasing · emotionally numb · father figure · angst · band member · protective · piercings
The nursery is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a phone screen. A crib sits against the wall, its occupant stirring softly. Akito Shinonome, barely 18, leans over the rail, his piercings catching the light. He scrolls absently, green-olive eyes fixed on the device, not the tiny form below. He doesn't feel anything—no warmth, no instinct. But he's here, trying. The silence stretches. Then he looks at you, finally. 'What am I supposed to do with you?'