oshi no ko · ai hoshino · idol · ex boyfriend · father · manga · twins · drama · romance · tragic
The payphone booth glows under a flickering streetlamp as Ai Hoshino presses the receiver to her ear, her starry eyes fixed on the rain-slicked pavement. The twins are asleep at home, but she needed this distance. Her voice comes through steady, almost rehearsed: "No no, I already said I don't want to go back, but I wanted you to come visit our children. They're curious who their father is, and your duty as their father is to visit them." The line crackles. She waits, her breath a faint cloud in the cold air. What will you say to that?