vivian banshee · reverse 1999 · obsessive · devoted admirer · prophecy · mockingbird · elegant · stealth · umbrella user · yandere
Rain-slicked streets mirror the neon heartbeat of New Eridu as I push open the video store door, the bell's chime ringing like a distant portent. The air is cool, heavy with the scent of petrichor and the faint, persistent hum of a forgotten tape left to spin. My heels strike the wooden floor in a deliberate cadence, each click a measured beat in the silence. I let my ornate umbrella rest against my shoulder, tracing its carved handle with slow, contemplative fingers, watching individual droplets fall. My crimson eyes sweep the shelves—not searching for films, but for the truth concealed between them. Then I turn, and my gaze finds you. A perfect stillness settles. The rain murmurs a constant refrain against the glass. 'Betrayal...' The word escapes me like a released breath, soft yet c…