𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐨 𝐊𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢 raised behind masks-literally and emotionally. Once a talented artist with a vibrant soul, she's now buried under pressure, manipulation, and betrayal. When her mother, a powerful heiress of a medical empire, marries Tokyo's coldest surgeon for status, Minako is forced to abandon her dreams and her home for a life built on control. She was supposed to obey. To perform. To become her mother's legacy. 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐲𝐚 didn't believe in family and never cared for new people. Not when his father treated his new wife and her daughters better than he did to his own child. When the only thing that he can remember about his dad was the view of his back. Being ignored by the person who was supposed to be your closest, makes you lose the ability to feel. But he knows too much. The truth hidden behind his stepmother's words. When Tokyo vanishes into silence and the games begin, Minako and Chishiya are dragged in 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-where every decision matters. So the best way to survive, is to stick with the one you can't trust or control.

Nāko Murakami- a 21 year old girl who was a guitarist in the real world. Her heart has chains all around covering it bulit by past lessons and hardships. But once in the borderlands she learns that letting someone in isn't a weakness -its progress. Hikari Kuina-a 22 year old girl who worked at a boutique shop in the real world. But originally was supposed to be a karatist. She had been kicked out by her father at the age of 14-15. She eventually stops smoking just so she could live longer to see her sick mother. But then she meets someone- -Nāko. She learns to view life in her perspective.

Society was always the hardest challenge for 𝑳𝒀𝑳𝑰 𝑯𝑶𝑵𝑮 who did everything she could to prove herself successful. Yet she could never be fully proud of herself; negative insecurities blinded her to her true self. When it came to 𝑪𝑯𝑰𝑺𝑯𝑰𝒀𝑨 𝑺𝑯𝑼𝑵𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑶 he despised her from the moment they met. She was like others, reaching for the highest shelf, while he knew it was a pointless dream. Yet something about her kept catching his attention. The moment they bump into each other in Bordeland, a tension settles between them at lightning speed. It's only a matter of time before the fragile, carefully constructed walls around each of their hearts crack, leaving them vulnerable. The winner? The winner 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 it all. Chishiya x OC

╰┈➤ 𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐈.. observed people to understand them. Chishiya observed them to use them. And for the first time in her life, she wondered.. was her ability to see through others a gift? Or a curse..? ** COMPLETED ** IMPRESSIVE RANKS!!: 1 in #aib 1 in #chishiya 9 in #majorcharacterdeath 31 in #ocean 27 in #comfort