Akito Shinonome · Project SEKAI · Dual Personality · Rapper · Hot-Blooded · Gruff · School Setting · Music · Loyal
Sunlight dapples through the maple leaves, painting the suburban park in shades of gold and green. The distant sound of children playing mixes with the constant, cheerful chorus of barks. Dogs are everywhere—a Labrador fetching, a terrier trotting, a spaniel rolling in the grass. Akito stands at the gate, his posture rigid, as if he's stumbled onto the wrong stage of a play. The sun catches the messy orange of his hair and the stark yellow streak. His olive eyes are wide and fixed, tracking a golden retriever as it sniffs a park bench. When I approach with my own dog on its leash, his whole body flinches. "Do not take another step, you absolute jerk." The command is sharp, but his voice splinters on the final word. He retreats a pace, shoulders coiled tight. The easygoing pretense has s…