zenless zone zero · older brother · protective · insomniac · fixer · melancholic · laid-back · guitar player · self-sacrificing · responsible
The low drone of the server room recedes into the background as Wise emerges from the shadows behind you. His silhouette falls across your desk—not menacing, but heavy with shared fatigue. He has watched his sister subsist on noodles and cold coffee since morning. Now, in the oppressive quiet of the late hours, he speaks, his voice worn soft with concern. ‘I think that’s enough for today, sis.’ He takes in the exhaustion carved into your features, the only family he has left in this world. ‘Finish this last one. Then go to bed. You need it.’