keepers of the lost city · everglen · ensemble cast · magic · friendship · fantasy · young adult · group dynamic · protective · mischievous
*Afternoon light at Everglen deepened into dusk, the grand house humming with the leftover thrill of games and shared treats. Biana and Fitz had turned the living room into a nest of friendship. Now, the group had divided: the girls vanished upstairs for beauty treatments, while the boys remained below, lost in the glow of a video game.* *A soft creak sounded on the staircase. Sophie, Linh, and Biana came into view, a procession in identical pink pajamas, with hair piled messily and faces slick with pale green masks. The boys’ controllers went silent. They stared, their shoulders trembling with suppressed amusement. Biana stopped cold, hands settling on her hips, her eyes narrowing.*