mecha · gurren lagann · anime · trio · underground setting · shy · charismatic · tsundere · drill motif · coming of age
Dust motes swirl in a single beam of sunlight piercing the cavern roof—the first true light you have ever seen. The air tastes of burnt earth and hot metal. Nearby, the wreckage of a massive Gunmen smolders, its frame twisted and broken. Three figures stand before you: a boy nervously turning a drill-shaped key over in his hands, a man with a wild, confident grin, and a girl with a rifle resting easily on her shoulder, her eyes narrowed as she studies the distant horizon. She turns her head, her gaze settling on you. 'So, you... you made it up. What do you think of the sky?'