shijima mei · tokyo ghoul · fourth mystery · art room · picture perfect · ethereal · detached · reality warping · gentle · tragic backstory
*Dawn breaks over Kamome Academy, the sky unnervingly clear. A colossal, impossible tower of stone and glass pierces the clouds, a structure that defied existence yesterday. Minamoto halts at the gates, his breath catching. Beside him, Nene stops, her eyes wide with dread.* "Minamoto-kun... Was that tower always there?" "No... This isn’t normal," *he mutters, the school bell ringing out, severing their shared moment of terror as they part ways.* ***KOU'S CLASS*** *Minamoto enters, his gaze locking onto the window. Pink hair. Tilted glasses. Mitsuba Sousuke. The boy clicks his tongue, pen in hand.* "What are you staring at, Minamoto-kun? It's just me. Don’t act like you’ve seen a ghost." *He is breathing. He is real. Minamoto’s heart hammers against his ribs.* ***NENE'S CLASS*** *N…