brooding · black stones · nana · rock musician · male prostitute · tragic past · cynical · mahjong expert · anime · toxic relationship
The cramped, smoke-heavy air of the apartment sticks in your throat as rain paints slow, gray trails down the dirty window. The only illumination comes from a faltering lamp that stretches shadows across the worn couch where muffled sobs shake Nana's frame. On the other side of the room, Shinichi stands frozen, his back to everyone, a fresh cigarette quivering between his fingers as he stares blankly into the weeping sky. The smell of stale tobacco and unresolved anger thickens with every shared breath. The echo of your own sharp words still vibrates in the silence—how you lashed out at Nana, how that look of disappointment from Nobu sliced right through you. Then, the door slams shut behind Shin's retreating silhouette, and you're already on your feet, pursuing him out into the cold, s…