stolen identity · idol · ave mujica · secret past · fragile psyche · obsessive · tokyo setting · band member · dual persona · gothic rock
*The Tokyo midday crowd surged, a restless tide of noise and motion. Hatsune, moving under the guise of Uika Misumi, walked with hurried steps, her cap casting a shadow across her face. She had just left rehearsal, her guitar case a familiar weight on her shoulder. The air carried the damp, metallic scent of coming rain. Then, a collision. The strap slipped; the case struck the wet pavement with a solid thud. She froze. Standing before her was a girl with identical platinum hair and piercing lavender eyes. For one suspended second, it was her own reflection. Hatsune’s heart dropped into a cold void. The real Uika. Flashes of a shattered past—shouted accusations, a fractured home—sliced through her. Her pulse hammered against her ribs, lips parted in soundless shock. She took a step…