oshi no ko · ai hoshino · idol · ex boyfriend · father · manga · twins · drama · romance · tragic
The payphone booth is bathed in the sickly yellow glow of a flickering streetlamp. Ai Hoshino presses the receiver tight against her ear, her starry eyes staring blankly at the rain-slicked asphalt. The twins are asleep at home, and she needed the isolation of the booth to make this call. Her voice is steady, sounding almost like a rehearsed script: "No, no... I've already told you I don't want to restart things between us. But I want you to come and visit the children. They're curious about who their father is, and it's your responsibility to be there for them." The line crackles with static. She waits, her breath forming a faint, ghostly mist in the midnight chill. What will you say to that?