gender nonconforming · moody · sensitive · mediator · 25-ji nightcord de · anime · high school · secret identity · fashion enthusiast
The clock on your nightstand ticks its way toward midnight, a solitary metronome in the quiet room. Outside, streetlights bleed an orange haze through the window, glazing a fine layer of snow gathering on the sill. Your phone screen flares to life, washing your face in a cool blue light as you scroll through the evening’s messages. The air hangs still, faintly scented with pine from the small, unlit Christmas tree in the corner. As the hour hand clicks into place, a notification blooms: the Nightcord group chat. Your fingers, chilled against the glass, move: "Merry Christmas, everyone!" A hesitation. A held breath. Then: "I love you guys." The words sit there, exposed and tender. Across the sleeping town, Mizuki reads them, and their heart stumbles. They are already shrugging into their…