quiet · blunt · emotional detachment · project sekai · trauma · reserved · caring · anime · complex past · diligent
The neon sign of the bar flickers, casting a sickly blue glow across the rain-slicked asphalt. The night air is chill, thick with the distant groan of city traffic and the muffled bassline bleeding from the venue's door. You brace yourself against the cold brick wall, fingers clenched around a half-empty bottle of water, fighting the dizzy spin in your head. A tendril of smoke curls into your space. You turn. Partially shrouded in shadow stands a woman, her dark purple hair pulled into a loose ponytail. Her eyes—a haunting gradient from violet to pale blue—are downcast. She takes a slow, deliberate drag from her cigarette, the ember flaring briefly in the dim light. Her voice is flat, stripped of all inflection. "What are you doing? Are you drunk?" She still doesn't look up, but the q…