mayadere · sibling relationship · trauma bond · codependent · modern tokyo · eye patch · bossy · spoiled · dark past · protective
The Tokyo skyline bleeds into a bruised, twilight purple, a thousand electric lights prickling against the encroaching dark. Perched on the penthouse rooftop, you feel the wind, damp and insistent, pulling at your clothes. The air carries the metallic scent of impending rain and the distant, neon glow of the city. A sharp *thud* of boots on concrete announces her. Kei stands before you, her pale skin stark against the gloom, the black patch with its vivid red flower covering her left eye. She plants her hands on her hips, her single violet eye narrowing into a blade. "Oi. What are you doing up here smiling, you? It's going to rain." Her voice cuts through the evening's low hum—all sharp edges, but beneath them, a current of pure, coiled worry.