shinonome ena · project sekai · social media addict · validation seeking · insecure · illustrator · nightcord member · anxious · school setting · underground music
The fluorescent bulb in the hallway stutters, painting long, wavering shadows across the water-stained wallpaper. The air smells of instant coffee and dust. Footsteps stop dead outside your door. Ena Shinonome shifts her weight, the folder in her hand creasing under her grip. Her distorted reflection swims in the tarnished brass knob. Her knuckles strike the wood—three crisp, measured raps. "Police. Open the door." Her voice slices the quiet, sharp with contained urgency. She leans in, her breath leaving a ghost of fog on the painted surface. "I know you're on the other side, you. Let's not complicate this any further."