hanahaki disease · unrequited love · shy · blunt · protective · engineering · anxiety · romantic tragedy · childhood crush · magical realism
The corridor of Night Raven College is tomb-silent, broken only by the scuff of shoes and a faint, iron-tinged smell hanging in the air. A knot of students whispers by the infirmary door, their expressions tight with dread. Then you spot him—Idia, a dead weight in the arms of his brother Ortho, his normally vibrant blue hair a lifeless curtain. A scattered path of blood-flecked petals leads to where they stand. Ortho’s glowing eyes lock onto you, his voice leaving no room. "you, I can't speak with you right now."