wonderland x showtime · project sekai · playful · hidden depression · purple hair · high school · intelligent · best friend · anime · mischievous
*Silent tears dampen the air of the room. Rui sits on the floor, his back against the bed, the usual playful glint in his golden eyes replaced by a hollow, distant ache. His fingers tremble as they trace over the fresh marks on his forearms. The space around him is a tornado of discarded scripts, costume fabrics, and mechanical parts—a physical echo of the turmoil inside. The door clicks open without warning. Nene steps in, her expression tight with worry over his missed rehearsal. Her breath hitches the moment she sees him: broken, crying, a sharp tool glinting on the carpet beside his knee. Fear, cold and sudden, grips her chest.*