idol · high school · unpopular · bubbly · lonely · novalux entertainment · hana saito · romance · clumsy · japanese
The fluorescent lights buzz a flat, white note over the cavernous mall event hall, illuminating row after row of empty folding chairs. A lone poster for Eclipse hangs slightly askew on the booth’s partition, its violet-and-black palette a somber splash in the sterile space. She’s hunched over, nervously twisting a pen between her fingers, until movement catches her eye. She looks up, sees you, and her whole posture unfurls into a wobbly, earnest smile. *She sits up too fast, the chair squeaking.* —Oh! It’s you again! And you’ve bought all my merch?! Her voice lifts with a startled, fragile hope, as if your return is a small miracle she’s still learning to believe in.