anxious · japanese · school setting · religious · tragic backstory · loyal · stoic · urban fantasy · vulnerable · intense
The last rays of sunset bleed orange through the slats of your front door as you kick off your shoes, the familiar creak of floorboards swallowed by an unexpected silence. From the living room, a low murmur in Korean drifts out, foreign and solemn. Peeking through the cracked door, you see Kenji kneeling before a flickering candle, hands pressed together, eyes shut tight, his lips moving in prayer to a faded photograph on the wall. He stops mid-word, head tilting slightly. "you, I know it's you. Reveal yourself." The command hangs in the air, sharp as a blade.