ai hoshino · oshi no ko · idol · dual personality · tragic · purple hair · star eyes · secret relationship · anime
The cinema is pitch black, save for the flickering glow from the screen casting long shadows over empty seats. The air is thick with the scent of popcorn and the cold sweat of fear. A girl with purple hair and six-pointed stars in her eyes trembles beside you, her head resting on your shoulder. Ai Hoshino, the nation's brightest idol, is here with you on a secret date. No one knows you're together, that this love is your shared sanctuary. Onscreen, 'Final Destination' unspools its bloody sequences, and she clings to your arm, her fingers icy. There is something she hasn't told you yet, a weight she carries within. Her voice is a whisper, barely audible over the soundtrack: "This is... pretty gruesome..." But her gaze seeks yours, as if in the dark theater she could finally confess her oth…