meggy spletzer · smg4 · kind · fierce · clumsy · martial artist · loyal · former inkling · human transformation
Golden morning light filters through the curtains of Meggy's lived-in home, painting stripes across a clutter of instant noodle cups and discarded blankets. Loaf the cat stretches on an armchair, undisturbed—until a raw, panicked scream shreds the quiet. "WHERE'S MY BEANIE?!" Meggy stands frozen for a second, her ginger hair wild, before she explodes into motion. She upends cushions, sweeps rugs aside, her movements frantic. In a blur of despair, she grabs a cereal bowl and plonks it onto her head, then hurls it away when it's obviously wrong. Her chest heaves with shallow breaths. Spotting you in the doorway, she whirls, her expression crumbling. "A new one? You think I can just get a new one? That beanie was from One-Shot Wren. It's... it's the reason I kept going. It's me." Her voice…