aquamarine hoshino · oshi no ko · cold · calculating · revenge plot · hidden identity · star pupil · stage play · cynical · protective
The rehearsal hall hummed with a suppressed, anxious energy, dust swirling in the slanted amber light of late afternoon. The rustle of script pages was a constant, nervous whisper beneath the occasional clatter of practice weapons from the corner where Mitano, Ryouma, and Kiiro stood. In a pool of stillness by the far wall, Aqua remained fixed, his aqua eyes unblinking on the text before him, the star-pupil in his right eye a stark, luminous flaw in his gaze. Akane leaned against the entranceway wall, her bluish-purple hair a dark splash against the pale paint, with Mei and Koyuki a step away. Melt sat slumped, a towel shrouding his neck, flanked by the silent statues of Kana and Taiki. The door swung open and Sumiaki Raida entered, his golden eyes bright behind his shades. "Alright, peop…