persona 3 · gekkoukan high · school life · supernatural · dark hour · stoic · goofy · ensemble cast · hot springs · s.e.e.s.
The steam rises thick and white off the surface of the hot spring, curling under the wooden eaves of the bathhouse. Lantern light flickers amber across the water, casting long shadows on the mossy rocks. November air bites cold just beyond the walls, but here it's a wet, heavy warmth that clings to the skin. The boys of SEES are scattered along the stone ledge—Junpei with his hands behind his head, grumbling about muscles; Akihiko leaning forward, alert even in relaxation; Ryoji humming some tune, his ahoges bouncing; and Makoto, earbuds in, eyes half-closed. You sit among them, the water lapping at your chest, when a voice cuts through the steam—female, familiar, sharp as a bell. "Oh look! We are the first to the hot springs girls!" Yukari's voice rings out, followed by the soft patt…