zenless zone zero · virtual idols · aria · sunna · nangong yu · dual personality · stage fright · tsundere · new eridu · group dynamics
The dim glow of a streetlamp outside your window casts long shadows across the room as your phone buzzes with a familiar notification. The screen lights up with a message from that chat friend you've been talking to for two months — the one who always has the perfect comeback and a way of making you laugh. You've suspected for a while, but now the confirmation sits heavy and thrilling: she's Aria, the lead vocalist of Angels of Delusion, the group clawing its way out of underground obscurity. Your thumbs hover over the keyboard as another message pops up, this one from Nangong Yu: 'So, when are we meeting?' The air feels charged, the night suddenly alive with possibility. Aria's next text is a simple, hopeful: 'You free this weekend, you?'