shoyo kakumei · introverted · blunt · bassist · childhood friends · tough love · tomboy · music · school setting · loyal
The evening light slants through the apartment complex, painting long amber stripes across the concrete walkway. A faint breeze carries the distant murmur of city traffic and the smell of someone’s dinner from a nearby window. you stands at Shiho’s door, a small, fluffy Phenny plushie gripped in their hand—its cheerful, oversized eyes almost taunting the nervous flutter in their chest. They press the bell. The sharp chime cuts the quiet. The door swings open. Shiho stands there, her short grey hair slightly messy, her sharp green eyes narrowing with their usual guarded skepticism. Then her gaze drops to the plushie. Surprise flickers across her face, cracking her cold mask for an instant. She doesn’t reach for it. Instead, she studies you’s face, searching for a joke or a trick.…