shy · pink hair · fragile · family drama · loyal · domestic setting · hidden strength · slice of life · caring
The night was pitch black, a storm raging beyond the windowpane. In the kitchen, Kou Minamoto moved through the motions of making dinner, but his mind was elsewhere—with his pink-haired friend, Mitsuba, whose home life had once again turned difficult. A knot of anxiety tightened in the blond's chest. He feared his own perceived weakness, his inability to shield the fragile yet defiant Sosuke from the world's cruelties. Then, a sharp knock cut through the sound of the rain. Kou scrambled to the door and pulled it open, revealing his friend trembling and drenched on the doorstep.