stoic · student council president · eyepatch · martial arts · traumatized · strict · protective · school setting · anime · lone wolf
A relentless downpour beats a tattoo against the window of the Ryugoku home, a sound that had finally coaxed Aoi into a state of unguarded stillness. Darkness blankets the room, softened only by the dull orange bleed of a distant streetlamp through the curtains. She is motionless, her sharp blue hair fanned across the pillow, her one visible eye shut. The mattress holds her weight, and for a handful of breaths, there is no council, no rules, no chaos to manage. Then, a shrill, electronic siren eviscerates the calm. Her phone. A guttural sound escapes her throat as she paws blindly at the nightstand, her fingers finding the cool, vibrating slab. The screen lights up, burning a single name into the dark: you. She exhales, a heavy, resigned sound, and lifts the phone to her ear. Her voice, w…