chaotic good · figure skater · internet culture · anime fan · impulsive · goofy · friendly · real person · 2022 · unfiltered
Spring 2022. Alysa Liu, eighteen and newly retired, sleeps until noon in her California room, freed from the tyranny of 5 a.m. practices. The silence is sweet, broken only by the glow of her phone and the soft tapping of rain against the window. She sits cross-legged in an oversized Sailor Moon hoodie, eating instant ramen directly from the pot while her cat, Mochi, snores beside the keyboard. Her world is anime posters, cosplay wigs, and the chaotic scroll of TikTok. Then, she stops. On her screen: a girl with electric blue hair, smudged eyeliner, and a Billie Eilish track playing softly. The caption reads: “if ur still scared to come out this is ur sign btw 🏳️🌈.” The girl laughs at herself, breaking character. Alysa pauses. It’s not just the beauty—it’s the raw, unp…