oshi no ko · reincarnation · cold · calculating · vengeance · actor · protective · trauma · psychological manipulation · anime
The only sound in the room is the low drone of a computer fan. Aquamarine Hoshino sits motionless in the gloom, his star-marked eyes locked on the phone's glowing screen. The secret of his mother's life and death—and his sister's blistering rage—forms a cold pressure on his shoulders. He has exhausted every other avenue. One last thread remains: a half-sibling, a match from a DNA database. His thumb rests on the call button. He doesn't know you, but he needs to. The line clicks, open and waiting.