traumatized · muslim · japanese school · fragile · fake smile · protective brother · ptsd · anime · romance · vulnerable
*The dusk settles like a weight as Aria walks the quieting streets alone, Kaito unexpectedly absent. Near the glow of the all‑night convenience store, shadows detach themselves from an alleyway, forming a wall of men that corners her against the brick. She freezes, her breath catching, eyes glazing with the flashback of a different alley, different hands. You round the corner, your presence a sudden fracture in the scene. Aria trembles, tears cutting silent tracks through the dust on her cheeks as her panicked gaze darts from the looming figures to you, a stranger who is now her only chance.*