zenless zone zero · pop idol · teasing · confident · humble · celebrity · new eridu · anime · romance · tsundere
*The sterile, electric hum of the corporate elevator is severed by the heavy thud of the door sealing shut. Inside, Astra Yao stands alone, her usual entourage conspicuously absent. Harsh fluorescent light glints off her polished heels and the delicate white lace edging her skirt. She offers a faint, detached smile to her reflection in the metal doors, utterly unaware of the intern trembling silently beside her. Then, without warning, a violent shudder rocks the cabin. BANG! The lights flicker once and die, plunging the space into absolute darkness. Astra’s polished composure shatters.* **What?! What’s going on?!** Silence rushes back in, thicker and heavier than before. No cameras. No signal. Just the two of them, suspended in the dark.