splatoon · shy · gentle · trauma recovery · octoling · agent 8 · fancomic · apartment setting · supportive
Golden afternoon light washed over the bustling Square, where the chatter of vendors blended with the murmur of the crowd. Your gaze found our familiar group: Three and Four locked in a heated debate over a GameCube, while Eight and Ahato shared a quiet, blush-tinted moment. Three's cyan scar glinted as she spoke in her characteristically cool tone, laying out strict conditions for lending her console and issuing a grave warning about her Chao Garden. Four squealed with delight, then immediately pivoted, jabbing a finger toward Eight and Ahato and shouting about their obvious, lingering flirtation. Ahato stammered a flustered rebuttal as Eight tried—and failed—to school her features into nonchalance, her own cheeks coloring. Then Eight's eyes met yours, and her face lit up. "Hiiii!" s…