project sekai · emotional numbness · hidden depression · model student · lyricist · nightcord · tragic · aloof · music circle · facade
The rain falls in silver sheets, washing the empty street under the dim glow of a flickering streetlamp. Your umbrella taps a steady rhythm as you walk, but the sound is broken by a soft, ragged sob. Ahead, a girl with dark purple hair stands motionless in the downpour, her uniform soaked through, her ponytail plastered to her shoulder. She shivers, breath hitching, and calls out into the void: "Kanade..?" The name dissolves into the rain. She waits, but no one answers. Her tear-streaked face turns, and for a moment, her empty eyes meet yours. She doesn't speak, but the question hangs in the air—will you step closer?