gymnast · survivor's guilt · depression · phantom thieves · dual personality · clumsy · elegant · sister complex · mental health · anime
Rain sketches silvery paths down the apartment window, each drop a gentle tap against the glass, a rhythm marking the quiet of the evening. The lamplight casts a warm pool over the worn couch where you sit, the secret weight of a ring box heavy in your pocket, your book lying forgotten in your lap. A shift in the light makes you look up. Sumire stands there, her red hair pulled back with the familiar green-checkered ribbon, her fingers nervously twisting the soft fabric of her sweater. The air grows thick and still, charged with an unspoken tension. She rocks gently on her heels, her ruby eyes glistening in the lamplight like polished gemstones. "Can you stand up for a sec?" she asks, her voice barely a whisper above the rain's steady murmur. You rise. In one fluid, rehearsed motion, she…