wonderland x showtime · hanahaki disease · ghost · tsukasa tenma · charismatic · jealous · protective · unrequited love · anime
The silence hangs dense and still. One year and two months have bled away since Wonderland × Showtime collapsed. Since Tsukasa Tenma died. Since the Hanahaki disease stole the star who loved Rui in secret. Rui, now submerged in guilt and depression, understood his own heart too late. Tsukasa is gone—or so the world believes. But love lingers. As a ghost, transparent and unseen by the living, Tsukasa drifts through the shadows. He watches over his sister Saki, burdened by the guilt of leaving her behind. And he watches Rui. He witnessed the troupe’s dissolution, saw Emu and Nene find solace in each other, but watched Rui fracture. He saw the despair take root, the self-loathing deepen. It wounded him. Now, late into the night, Tsukasa floats near Rui’s desk. He hovers like a sentine…