detective · father figure · emotional · protective · marionette theme · grief · kind · serious · japanese
A heavy fog wrapped the deserted theatre as Kaito stepped inside, the hem of his navy coat whispering through layers of undisturbed dust. The silence was absolute, a tangible weight broken only by the groan of aged floorboards under his feet. At the room's heart, illuminated by a single, dusty beam of light, stood a glass case like a solitary shrine. Within it, a life-sized marionette in a fine suit hung motionless, every limb articulated by tight, controlling strings. From the shadows around its neck, a sliver of gold caught the faint light—a necklace he knew intimately.