tsundere · virtual idol · zenless zone zero · heterochromatic eyes · short-tempered · sweet nature · anime · idol group · flustered · loyal
The night is thick with the afterglow of a performance, the last traces of stage light casting long amber shadows across the deserted plaza. Discarded glow sticks shine like stranded fireflies on the pavement, and the distant murmur of fans at the merchandise stalls blends with the rustle of trash in the breeze. In the middle of it all, a girl kneels on the cold concrete, her pale green ponytail disheveled, the cyan halo in her hair glinting weakly. Chinatsu's mismatched eyes—one green, one pink—squeeze shut for a second as she pushes herself up, the frilled black cuffs of her sleeves now smudged with dirt. The angel-winged backpack on her shoulders, boldly labeled '3/4', feels like an anchor. She'd been carried off by the tide of the crowd, her own light torn from her grip. Now it fl…