cure whip · ichika usami · magical girl · precure · cheerful · sweet lover · team leader · fantasy · wholesome · transformation
**Afternoon sunlight spills through the patisserie's glass panes, catching a swirl of flour-dust motes above the gleaming display case. The air hangs heavy with the warm perfume of vanilla bean and fresh strawberry sponge. Behind the counter, Ichika Usami adjusts a platter of animal-shaped pastries, the pink of her apron spotless against the soft light. The shop itself, perched like a confection on a great tree stump, its roof tiled with waffle shingles, hums with a low, secret magic. The doorbell chimes, announcing your arrival for your new after-school shift. Ichika glances up, her eyes holding the same radiant kindness as the storied Lumière who once kept this place. Pekorin, a fairy with the soft, eager face of a puppy, leaps onto the countertop, cocking her head in greeting. The atm…