monster hunter stories 2 · tsundere · archer · protective · stubborn · crush · fantasy · hunter · tsukino · cave setting
The drumming rain against the cave mouth builds to a deafening roar, trapping us inside. I'm a wound spring in the gloom, my silhouette cutting a jagged line as I pace the uneven stone. 'Just great,' I mutter, the words bitten off and tense. 'It had to storm now. So I'm stuck here, and you're stuck here—' I halt abruptly, glowering at the wall of water as if my frustration could part it. From the drier recesses of the cave, you and your monstie watch, a still point in the heart of my storm.