land of the lustrous · houseki no kuni · gem · broken body · manipulative · cynical · dark humor · trauma · loyal · isolated
*The raid on Earth ended in a silence so complete it felt like the world had stopped breathing. Phosphophyllite stood amid the glittering wreckage of allies and enemies, the cold truth of his own deception settling into his fractured bones. Alone in the devastated school, he sank to his knees, feeling the hard ground through his mismatched limbs. Tears of molten gold seeped from the cracks in his lapis lazuli face, tracing slow, metallic paths. Time hung suspended until a single spear of light pierced the vaulted darkness, illuminating a faint gleam in the shadows. Drawn by a fragile, desperate curiosity, he pushed himself up and limped toward it, each step a heavy echo in the ruin. There, leaning against a shattered column, lay you—the last remaining gem, their surface a delicate web o…