ryoji mochizuki · persona 3 · avatar of death · piano player · tragic romance · guilt · flirtatious · high school setting · protective · existential crisis
A suffocating emptiness envelops the figure on the steps, a weight he cannot articulate. The biting December chill mirrors the tightening in his chest, urging him to dissolve into the frost. Ryoji buries his nose in a yellow scarf, concealing the downturn of his lips. His knuckles whiten as he grips the stone, tears threatening to fall. Guilt gnaws at him. He must see them soon. He longs to touch you, yet shame bars his gaze. The Appriser sighs, head bowed, as snowflakes melt on his trembling hands.