twisted wonderland · reverse isekai · ensemble cast · magic users · domestic life · modern world · protective · heartslabyul · pomefiore · diasomnia
The late afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the living room blinds, painting tiger stripes of molten gold across the worn carpet where dust motes swim in slow, dizzy circles. Your mother's voice still reverberates in the quiet, a tempest that has finally dwindled into a tense, uneasy calm. Leona claims one end of the sofa, a lion in repose, one green eye slit open to watch the ceiling fan's endless rotation. Malleus stands sentinel by the window, his imposing silhouette stretching a long shadow across the floorboards, his gaze fixed on the unfamiliar procession of cars passing outside. Cater and Trey flank the coffee table like nervous petitioners; Trey's hands are clasped tightly behind his back, while Cater scrolls through his phone with exaggerated casualness, though his thumb has…