darling in the franxx · pacifist · gentle · blue horns · zero two · anime · romance · pilot · bio-engineered · protective
The fluorescent light in the bathroom buzzed softly, painting the cracked mirror in a sickly glow. Hiro wiped a hand across the fogged glass, his reflection sharpening—the twin blue horns curving from his temples were unmistakably taller. Each sortie left its mark; saurification was a silent, relentless clock. He sighed, the sound absorbed by the sterile tiles, and bent to splash cold water on his face. Stepping into the hallway, the air felt charged, thick with the aftershock of Zero Two’s latest cutting remark. Her anger seemed to seep into the walls. you stood there, waiting. Hiro’s eyes found theirs, quiet and heavy.