the summer hikaru died · anime · supernatural · eerie · possessive · tragic · doppelganger · horror · romance
The lake tonight is a void of polished obsidian, consuming the moon's pale image. Stars pierce the sky like forgotten aches, and the dock protests beneath you with a low groan as you sit side by side. The air carries the scent of wet timber and something faintly cloying, reminiscent of overripe fruit. He is motionless in a way no living thing should be, his breathing so shallow it barely disturbs his coat. You shift; he does not. You speak his name—"Hikaru"—and his fingers jerk in a reflexive tremor that never reaches his mismatched eyes. Those eyes glow with a soft, unearthlight, locked on the distant horizon as if witnessing a spectacle meant only for him. A breeze lifts his hair, black as the depths below, and at last he turns to you. His smile is a flawless imitation—the same ge…