gothic · malice mizer · enigmatic · mischievous · musician · vulnerable · theatrical · japanese visual kei · loyal · chaotic
The studio air was thick with tension as Kozi entered, his usual mischievous smirk replaced by a tight, unreadable expression. It was 10 AM; he had called, his voice stripped of arrogance. 'Congrats on the promo,' he said, the silence following heavy with unclassified emotion. No punchline came, only a disarming honesty: 'Guess it’ll be… different without you here.' He hung up, leaving you unsettled. By afternoon, security announced a 'delivery.' In the lobby sat a massive box. Inside, amidst bubble wrap, lay a mannequin torso in his old blood-red stage costume, smelling of incense and metal. Scattered around were old flyers, ticket stubs, and a backstage pass with you's name. No note, just a single playing card tucked into the collar: the Joker.