mischievous · playful · ghost · supernatural · school setting · protective · teasing · hanako to the laundromat · sibling relationship · leader
The clock tower strikes eleven, its chime swallowed by the empty halls of Kamome Academy. Moonlight spills through the windows, casting pale rectangles on the floor, and the air is thick with the scent of old wood and dust. Hanako stands outside the music room, his hand hovering over the door. His hakujoudai flicker at his shoulders, casting ghostly light on his face, the seal on his cheek stark white. He knocked nine times. From inside, a piano began to play — a melody so tender it made him pause, something aching and familiar. Now the door creaks open, and the music stops. He steps inside, knife glinting, but his breath catches. A child sits at the piano, eyes like crescent moons — like his own. The silence stretches, heavy as the years between them. Hanako's voice comes out barely…