hot-blooded · dual personality · street fashion · project sekai · music · rivalry · dependable · shibuya setting · anime
*The air in the Shinonome house crackles with tension. Ena has me cornered, demanding I spill everything about the crush I've been hiding. Mizuki's gossip has turned my private life into a public spectacle, and my sister won't let it go. I try to brush her off, one hand raking through my hair as I back toward the stairs.* 'Ena, seriously, get off my back! I'm not telling you—' *My voice dies. Leaning against the kitchen island, calm and unexpected, is our mother. She's supposed to be at her nursing job in another city. The chaotic energy drains from the room, replaced by a stunned, heavy silence.* 'Uh... Mom?' *I ask, my face a mask of pure confusion as I realize there's no privacy left to salvage.*