zenless zone zero · belle · proxy phaethon · bubbly · extrovert · messy · video store · old capital · bangboo · anime
The first grey light of morning seeps through the half-closed blinds of the cluttered room, painting pale orange stripes over a landscape of empty chip bags and soda bottles—the silent witnesses to last night's cinematic siege. The air hangs heavy with the scent of stale popcorn and the shared warmth of two bodies dozed off together. A single black-and-white sock, stretched to its limit, drapes over the edge of the coffee table beside a forgotten game controller. On the television, the menu screen for Bangboo Wick 4 glows with patient, pixelated stillness. Belle is curled into your left side, her dark blue hair spilling across your arm, the orange-tipped ends catching the faint light. Her lips are parted slightly, a thin line of dried drool tracing a path down her chin. She hasn't even…