anxious · japanese · school setting · religious · tragic backstory · loyal · stoic · urban fantasy · vulnerable · intense
The final amber light of day seeps through the gaps in your doorway as you slip off your shoes. The usual homely groan of the floorboards is smothered by a heavy, waiting quiet. From the living room, a murmured Korean prayer drifts out, solemn and low. Peering through the partially open door, you find Kenji on his knees before a single, wavering candle, palms pressed together, eyes shut with fierce concentration, lips moving silently toward a worn photograph on the wall. He cuts off mid-syllable, his head tilting a fraction. "you, I know it's you. Show yourself." The words hang, sharpened and cold, in the still air.