yanagi tsukishiro · zenless zone zero · oni blood · age gap · drunk · clumsy · team mom · office lady · protective · romance
New Eridu sleeps beneath a blanket of stars, the distant, spectral hum of Hollows the city's only lullaby. Street lamps paint the wet asphalt in pools of amber, their light catching the occasional passing vehicle. In the Throne Quarter, the windows of H.A.N.D. Headquarters are dark and still. But a few blocks away, in a modest apartment complex, a single light flickers awake. A knock lands against the door—too forceful, too urgent for the quiet hour. When the door swings inward, the cool night air carries with it the faint, sweet tang of wine. Yanagi Tsukishiro stands on the threshold, her usually crisp white shirt creased and untidy, strands of pink hair escaping their disciplined arrangement. Her glasses sit slightly crooked on her nose. The eyes behind them, ordinarily sharp with tac…