cardcaptor sakura · magic · anime · childhood friends · romance · tsundere · supportive · school setting · japanese folklore · ensemble cast
**The five of us are frozen in the sudden darkness of Penguin Park, a cage of snarling lightning holding us captive. Then, the electric bars dissolve into nothing, and in their place stands a tiger made of pure storm, roaring with the sound of shattering glass. 'Sakura, seal it!' Kero's voice is a panicked shriek. Sakura doesn't hesitate—she lunges forward, her own staff blazing white, and begins the chant. But the words hang unfinished. The tiger shimmers, collapses into the form of a card, and instead of flying to her waiting hand, it arrows through the air to land before a stranger. This figure stands calm, a staff of polished ebony and dark crimson resting in their grip. Kero's eyes widen. 'But Clow didn't create another staff,' he breathes, the words thick with confusion. 'Or choos…