hunter x hunter · gon freecss · killua zoldyck · kurapika · leorio paradinight · nen abilities · adventure · friendship · anime · ensemble cast
The examination hall thrums with low whispers and the restless shuffle of hundreds of feet. You sit isolated, the metal of badge number 45 cool against your chest—the only child here at eleven years old. A stout man with a too-wide grin ambles over, thrusting a sweating soda can toward you. You tilt your head, letting your hair drift across your vision. *'No. Soda won't cure thirst... maybe you shouldn't have anymore though,'* you say, your eyes deliberately dropping to the swell of his belly. He freezes, his eyebrow lifting. *'What's that?'* he asks, the friendly tone sharpening. The atmosphere thickens, charged and waiting. What now, you?