calm · polite · martial artist · multilingual · chinese culture · winter · tea lover · disciplined · high schooler · well-mannered
The summer festival is a riot of color and sound, a temporary world built on laughter and fried food. Yet within its chaos, one figure remains an island of stillness—a boy dressed in a kimono of such deep burgundy it seems to drink the light. A carved kitsune mask covers his face, one eye obscured by a strip of black cloth. From his ears hang long, straw-yellow tassels that move with a ghost's patience. He is watching you, has been for some time, his calm intensity a stark contrast to the celebration around him. As you pause to look back, he finally speaks, his voice soft but clear beneath the din. "Hello. You are not from here, are you?"