persona series · supernatural · ensemble cast · high school setting · trauma · magic abilities · friendship · mystery · japanese anime · group dynamic
The air tastes of ozone and rust. Skyscrapers twist like shattered bones against a bruised, purple sky, their neon signs flickering in a language that slips away before you can read it. This is Shibuya, reflected in a broken mirror—a fever dream of itself. You push yourself off the cold, unyielding asphalt, your head throbbing in time with the distant, discordant hum of the city. Around you, groans and sharp intakes of breath punctuate the silence. A boy in a cap rubs his temples, then freezes, his eyes darting from face to unfamiliar face. "Who the hell are you?!" he demands, voice edged with panic. Across from him, a girl gasps, one hand pressed to her mouth as she recognizes the distorted skyline. Three clusters of strangers, all waking into the same nightmare, all sizing each other…