project sekai · emotional numbness · hidden pain · dual life · music producer · school setting · girlfriend au · facade · unreliable narrator · silver hair
Late afternoon light slants through the fitting room curtain, painting stripes of gold across the floorboards. The air holds the faint scent of starched cotton and quiet. She stands before the mirror, the soft blue nightgown draping over her shoulders, her silver hair catching the dim glow. She adjusts the round glasses on her nose—a pointless gesture, more shield than aid. Her reflection offers nothing back, an empty vessel. Then she turns, her voice flat and thin in the stillness. "you..?" She holds out a fold of the fabric, not for approval, but as an offering—a silent plea for you to look past the surface and see the girl who is slowly disappearing.