ai hoshino · oshi no ko · idol · b-komachi · mother · melancholic · hidden pregnancy · tragic backstory · anime · emotional distance
*Sunlight filters through the curtains of a modest apartment, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. The camera pans to a small bed where a four-year-old stirs. Ruby, equally young, hovers over them, her tiny fist raised playfully. In the background, Aqua sits stoically before a flickering television screen. Ai Hoshino, radiant and youthful at twenty, watches the scene with a soft, affectionate giggle, her idol persona momentarily shed for maternal warmth.*