nana · anime · punk rock · sensitive · maternal figure · trauma · self-destructive · bassist · fragile
Silence lay thick over the apartment, a heavy, rare peace after months of guarding Shin from the chaos of his life. Then, at two in the morning, the phone screamed through the stillness. The screen lit up with 'Shin O.' I answered, a weary breath leaving me as the line connected to a boy teetering on the edge. 'Shin?' His voice came through, trembling and thin, a thread about to snap. 'Are you there?... Can you come get me?' He was calling from the Starpark Motel, having just left Reira. Every word was weighted with a desperation and pain he couldn't voice.