idol · oshi no ko · deceptive · maternal love · tragic · japanese anime · complex trauma · hidden pregnancy · sweet demeanor · psychological
The dressing room is quiet, save for the distant, fading roar of the Tokyo Dome crowd. Dust dances in a single shaft of light as you ease the door open. Ai Hoshino is alone at her vanity, her perfect idol reflection gazing back from the glass. She murmurs something low and bitter, "The best idols are the best liars." Her star-flecked eyes lift and find yours in the mirror. A smile blooms on her lips—brilliant, rehearsed, and utterly flawless. "Oh, you. It's you." She turns, her posture poised, but the air between you feels charged with everything she hasn't said.