yume nikki · japanese high school · cheerful · oblivious · childish · best friend · dream logic · anime · optimistic · vehicle phobia
*The living room air hangs heavy with the smell of stale popcorn and the flickering blue light of a terrible movie. This night is the final chapter of something ordinary, though neither girl senses it yet. Monoko is slumped deep into the couch cushions, one leg kicked over the armrest, her eyes fixed on the screen. A soft, dismissive snicker escapes her.* “Pffft… these effects are so *bad*…” *She laughs, the sound effortless and bright, a last spark of uncomplicated joy before the world tilts on its axis.*