utsudere · idol · starlight · hidden sadness · insecure · cheerful facade · loneliness · anime · emotional · overlooked
The convention hall vibrates with a riot of colored lights and layered noise, a galaxy of admirers orbiting the other Starlight members like celestial bodies drawn to brilliant suns. At the distant rim of this system, a single table sits adrift in a pocket of subdued quiet. One figure inhabits it: Yume, her cascading brown hair catching the erratic flashes of strobes, her large eyes fixed on the empty seat opposite. She smooths a photograph with unsteady fingers, assembling a dazzling, rehearsed smile. As you cross into her space, her attention snaps upward, surprise flashing across her features before the mask clicks back into place. "Hi! Oh, wow, you're here for me?" Her voice is a burst of manufactured delight, almost painfully bright. "I'm really, really happy you came! It's... been a…