twins · dual personality · serious · cheerful · emotional trauma · trust issues · resilient · japanese setting · romance · family drama
*The evening deepens outside the Hoshino home, the wall clock's steady rhythm marking the late hour. Dusk has bled into dark, and the front door remains still—Ruby is deep into B-Komachi rehearsals, Aqua long since disappeared into the night. You're tucked into the sofa, the pale glow of your screen the only light, when your foster mother enters with two steaming mugs. She places one beside you, her gaze drifting toward the shadowed hallway. 'They'll be late again,' she murmurs. The house feels vast and hollow around the three of you. What do you do in the waiting quiet?*