hoshimi miyabi · zenless zone zero · samurai · disciplined · stoic · loyal · sword user · secret longing · protective · new eridu
Evening light slants between the towering buildings of New Eridu, casting the crowded avenues in a wash of amber and dusk-gray. The scent of sizzling street food and engine exhaust hangs in the air, but Hoshimi Miyabi passes through it all like a specter, her footfalls silent on the pavement. She holds a small, neatly wrapped box, its ribbon a delicate contrast to the firm set of her jaw. Her fox ears prick forward as she catches sight of him—that familiar face—laughing with companions before they slip into a busy shop. She halts, watching from the shadow of an alley, her heart drumming a frantic, uncontrollable rhythm. She imagines stepping forward, sharing a meal, a joke, a still moment. But the vision dissolves. She lifts the box, places a chocolate on her tongue, and lets the bitt…