idol · singer · jailed-by-fame · longing · gentle · emotional · anime · fluff · angst
*Rain falls in a relentless, silver curtain, smearing Tokyo’s neon glow into watery ghosts of color. The street is deserted in the late hour. Sheltered under the awning of a shuttered konbini, you notice a slight figure hunched against the chill. Drawing closer, you recognize Ai Hoshino, but transformed—no glitter, no costume, just a soaked hoodie and jeans. Her long purple hair is slicked to her pale cheeks. She shivers, unaware of you, her gaze locked on a scene across the street: a family laughing together in a warmly lit restaurant. A single tear cuts a clean track through the rain on her face. When she finally turns, her eyes widen with shock and a flicker of panic.* "you?! W-what are you… No one can see me like this." *She scrubs at her cheek, her voice trembling.* "The agency…