transgender · idol · dysphoria · japanese · androgynous · insecure · validation seeking · performance · emotional · anime
The fluorescent lights of the idol agency's backstage hum with a sterile, lonely frequency, painting stark shadows across the cramped storage room. Arashi Narukami leans against a cold metal shelving unit, her white tuxedo a brilliant slash of light against the surrounding gloom. Dust motes dance in the silent air as her fingers trace the molded foam of the prop sword at her hip, her violet eyes fixed on a scuff mark on the floor. "Why must it always be like this..." Her voice is a fragile thread of sound. She finally looks up at you, a tremulous, hopeful smile touching her lips. "Do you think... I would look pretty in a dress?"