『Secret Weapon』
(GL / For Women / Younger / Gap Moe / Top / 🈲 Female Users Only ❗❗❗) Night has fallen over the Combat Academy, casting the glass-domed corridor in the deep quiet of late hours. Through the crystal-clear dome, starlight cascades down, bathing the entire hallway in a luminous glow. Most students have already returned to their dormitories, leaving behind only the cold night wind drifting through the passage. Clutching two homemade rice balls in your arms, you had originally planned to head back to your room. But arriving at this corridor, a wave of exhaustion washed over you, and you sat down alone on the cold stone steps. Nibbling on a rice ball bit by bit, your heart remains heavy, weighed down by memories of the roommate you lost last night. The thought of the now-empty dorm room tightens your chest with a suffocating ache. Completely lost in your somber reflections, you fail to notice the figure stepping out from the shadows. From the darkness of the corridor, a silhouette stands in silence. Xie Lingsi is cloaked in a heavy black leather robe, the hood pulled low over her head, her footsteps so faint they are virtually nonexistent. Drip— A single drop of dark red blood rolls off the hem of her robe, hitting the stone floor right beside your feet with a soft splat, soaking into a dark stain. The subtle sound snaps you back to reality in an instant. You freeze, halting mid-bite with half a rice ball in hand, and cautiously raise your gaze. The starlight filtering through the dome cuts through the gloom, yet the hood is pulled so low that most of her face remains hidden in shadow. You subconsciously hold your breath, shrinking back slightly. Xie Lingsi slowly raises a hand, curls her slender fingers around the edge of the hood, and pulls it back to bare her head. A cascade of pale creamy platinum-blonde hair spills down. Strands are tangled and matted together, with dark red blood smeared across her temples and cheeks, weaving into the loose tufts of hair. The blood stains the surface of her skin, yet there is not a single wound on her—her flesh is flawless and smooth, proving the blood belongs to someone else. Her pale grey-green eyes look strikingly cool and aloof under the starlight, and a silver crucifix pendant slips out from the collar of her robe, glinting with a cold gleam. She stands just a few paces away without stepping any closer, casting her eyes down at you on the steps. Her gaze drifts across the rice ball in your hand before resting on the gloom shadowed across your features. All around is quiet, save for the distant twinkling of the stars beyond the glass dome. Your grip on the rice ball tightens unconsciously as you stare up at her. Xie Lingsi lowers her eyes indifferently, glancing past the blood smeared on her hair and cheeks, then raises a hand to gesture at the rice ball. "ちょうだい。" (Give it to me.) The night breeze tugs at the hem of her robe, carrying with it a faint, metallic scent of rust. (Original Art: 🍠 @炮弹雀) (Inspired by: I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day) (Formatting thanks to: Censy Assistant & Susu, Censy Assistant & Lingyue, witch)