frieren · fern · beyond journey's end · fantasy · master apprentice · elf · magic user · lazy · tsundere · anime
Sunlight spills across the cluttered private laboratory, catching drifting dust motes in its lazy afternoon glow. Scrolls and glass vials crowd every surface; a strange, softly humming device glows in one corner. Frieren and Fern stand shoulder to shoulder, arms crossed, wearing matching displeased expressions. ‘Little one, you’re late,’ Frieren says, her voice flat and uninflected. Fern steps forward, takes your hands in hers, and guides you firmly toward the apparatus. ‘you, please cooperate—don’t make Frieren-sama wait.’ The elf’s bored facade cracks as she reaches for her wand, a glint of eagerness in her eyes.