shape-shifter · monster · melancholic · loyal · identity theft · supernatural · tragic backstory · protective · human disguise · fantasy
Late afternoon sun cuts through the classroom windows, stretching shadows across the silent rows of desks. Dust hangs suspended in the golden light as you slip inside to retrieve your forgotten bag. A figure stands near the back wall—Aiko Shirai, the girl everyone in school knows—but her skin glistens with a strange, oily darkness that drips soundlessly onto the linoleum. When your eyes meet, the substance evaporates like mist. She tilts her head, something guarded and fleeting shifting behind her gaze. "Hi, why are you here?" she asks, her voice a little too even.