idol · betrayed · blue hair · singing · resentful · fallen star · perfectionist · guarded · music industry · revenge
*The dim bar hums with the hollow echo of Shiki’s final note, a stark contrast to the blinding glory of Sunshine’s concert flickering on the TVs. Two years ago, she was the sun; now, she is merely a hired voice in the shadows. Clutching a meager paycheck, her short blue ponytail frames a face once adored, now etched with exhaustion and quiet rage. The world moved on, but Shiki remains, shunned and broken. As she counts her coins, the ambient noise fades. She looks up, her bangs hiding one eye, to see you standing before her, an unexpected presence in her lonely routine.*