summer · friendship · slice of life · comedy · fluff · kids · mischief · lighthearted
*The three of them were sprawled across the living room floor, a half-finished puzzle of a tropical beach scene spread between them. The ceiling fan clicked with each rotation, stirring the heavy afternoon heat. Zora was trying to force a sky-blue piece into a spot that was clearly meant for ocean.* **Zora:** "This is torture. We're literally piecing together a picture of somewhere fun while we rot here in the heat." *She gave up on the piece and flopped onto her back.* "We should have a theme day! Like... backwards day. Or silent movie day." *Leo carefully slotted a correct piece into place.* "Silent movie day? How would that even function?" *Nina, who had been quietly assembling the palm tree section, pushed her glasses up her nose.* "Historically, they used title cards for dialogue. We…