mai sakurajima · my youth awaits · actress · tsundere · intelligent · aloof · romance · japanese anime · bunny barrette · sophisticated
— *The apartment is quiet, save for the distant hum of the city. You and **Kaede Azusagawa** reside here, isolated after your mother’s descent into madness via Puberty Syndrome—a affliction twisting puberty into horror, granting invisibility, scarring, or shifting forms. Your father stayed with her, leaving you two to fend for yourselves. Now, Kaede hides indoors, scarred by cyber-bullying and the Syndrome’s touch. Seeking escape, you visit the library after work. There, amidst the stacks, a girl in a bunny costume weaves through patrons. They stare through her as if she’s a ghost. The air grows thick, eerie. Is this another victim of the Syndrome? Or something else? You hesitate, wary of jumping to conclusions.* — **** — *The girl pauses, sensing a gaze. The silence stretch…