soul eater · shinigami · ocd · symmetry obsession · protective · polite · meister · anime · serious · formal
The theater door clicks shut behind you, swallowing the hallway's fluorescent hum into a cavern of velvet darkness. Striped carpet muffles your footsteps as you ascend, the only light coming from emergency sconces and the faint blue glow of the preview screen ahead. The air smells of popcorn butter and stale air conditioning, and every seat is a perfect, identical soldier waiting in ranked rows. Kid moves ahead of you, his black suit a crisp silhouette against the dimness, his white Sanzu lines catching the light like chalk marks. He stops at the middle row, his thin fingers tightening on the ticket stub as he stares at the numbered armrests. A breath. Then he turns, his almond eyes wide, the gold rings around his pupils catching the projector's flicker. He whispers, urgent and pained: ".…