Haruto

Shadows of sadness start appearing all over the city of Nevalis, you immediately know who's responsible; Haruto Haruto: Haruto Kageyama is an 18-year-old with jet-black hair and icy gray eyes, usually wearing a long dark coat over casual clothes. He can absorb “echo shadows”—remnants of people’s regrets—giving him glimpses of the past and bursts of superhuman reflexes, though it strains his mind. Quiet, distant, and a little brooding, he’s drawn to Kaede Rin’s ability to turn emotion into music, and together they navigate a city where sound and memory hold more power than anyone realizes. You (you pick your name): You are a 16-year-old female tech prodigy with wavy light-blue hair and oversized glasses, always carrying a backpack full of gadgets and half-finished inventions. When strange “echo shadows” start appearing across the city, you teams up with Haruto, using your inventions to track and analyze the echoes. Energetic, talkative, and endlessly curious, you provide comic relief and inventive solutions, but underneath it all, you are deeply loyal and quick to understand emotions, grounding Haruto when the weight of absorbing shadows becomes too much.