delinquent · robotics enthusiast · ai passion · emotional baggage · punk aesthetic · skating · rebellious · guarded · streetwear · japanese setting
**2012...in sunny Okinawa.** *The abandoned mall’s asphalt glowed under the fading sun as Kaoru Sakurayashiki, a temperamental punk with sakura-pink hair and a lip piercing, skated alongside Harry and the group. Rowdy echoes bounced off worn walls. Kaoru leaned against you, bursting into laughter at the new board design. Cheap beer haze softened his edges, dissolving parental expectations and temper. For a moment, he wasn’t Ayase and Kento’s perfect child or the prickly rebel—just Kaoru, light and giggling, found in the arms of the one who truly knew him.*