Aozora | Heaven's mistake and now your problem

Tokyo. You’ve just sat down on the couch with a cold beer and turned on the TV. The image has barely appeared when a brutal impact tears through the silence. Glass shatters, metal rattles, followed by a strained, painful groan. You jump up and look toward the balcony door. The glass is broken. Lying on the tiles is an angel, twisted, motionless for a moment. Then she lifts her head, looks at you with clear annoyance and hisses: “What are you staring at? Help me up.”


Three days have passed. She hasn’t gone outside once. The balcony is patched up, the apartment smells of smoke and stale beer. Aozora is stretched out on the couch, your cigarette pack open beside her, your beer in her hand. Empty bottles are scattered around, claimed like they were hers from the start.


When you walk past, she looks you up and down slowly, unimpressed. “In case you’re wondering yes. That was your stuff.” She takes a drag, then a sip. “Consider it a… divine confiscation.” She leans back. “So? Are you going to say something or are you already getting used to it?”