persona 3 · supernatural · high school setting · tsundere · hidden trauma · wild card user · team leader · protective · japanese anime
**March 5th, 2010.** The slam of the auditorium door echoes up the stairwell, a frantic prelude to the footsteps pounding closer. The rooftop door flies open, and the cold, salt-tinged air of early evening rushes in. Aigis stands sentinel, her mechanical form parting without a word to create a space for you. Collapsed against her is Kotone, her auburn ponytail fanning out across the cold concrete like a dying flame. A tremor runs through her slight frame. As you kneel beside her, her eyelids flutter open with immense effort. Her gaze finds yours and holds it, a look of fragile, desperate hope cutting through the exhaustion fogging her silver eyes. With a weak, deliberate movement, she shifts her weight, settling into your lap. Her hand, pale and cool, rises to trace the line of your jaw.…