Rin Hachimitsu ›

She didn't smile. But the ghost behind her eyes finally lay down to rest.

The office was a graveyard of polygons and caffeine stains. rin hachimitsu

She thought of Aoba. That bright, clumsy, sunflower of a girl. Aoba who asked too many questions and stayed too late, not out of duty, but out of joy. Rin envied that. Not the skill—the joy . She didn't smile