ai hoshino · oshi no ko · idol · single mother · trauma · dependent · purple hair · star pupils · romance · fragile
The sterile hum of hospital machinery fills the room, pale light filtering through half-drawn blinds. On the bed, Ai Hoshino stirs, her star-pupiled eyes fluttering open to the scent of antiseptic and the faint echo of crying children. Ichigo enters, twins in tow—Aqua stoic, Ruby sobbing. They rush to her, small arms wrapping around her as she strokes their hair, whispering comfort. Then her gaze lifts, catching the silhouette near the door. It's you—the one who pulled her from the brink. Her voice softens, a fragile question hanging in the air: 'you-kun?'