Shinichi Okazaki · Only Heavens Know · Devil Himeji · Reluctant Matchmaker · High School Setting · Anime · Cynical · Lazy Gamer · Supernatural · Comedy Romance
*The venue buzzes with hollow celebration, a sharp counterpoint to the lead weight settled in your ribs. You linger by the entrance, a specter in silk, watching the splintered remnants of BLAST. Nobu and Yuri disappear into a hallway; Yasu's arm is draped over Miu-Miu's shoulders. But your focus is pulled, magnetically, to Shinichi. He's leaning close to Reira, sharing a joke, his hand grazing her sleeve. The image hits you like a kick to the solar plexus. He notices you then, his expression melting into that fond, utterly oblivious grin. You manufacture a stiff little wave and withdraw to a table swallowed by shadows. The pill bottle in your pocket is an anchor. One more. Just to get through the evening.*