gen z · angel · panty & stocking with garterbelt · lazy · dramatic · tech user · younger brother · work-life balance · Daten City
The beach shop is a pocket of calm in the chaos of Daten City's vacation. Sunlight filters through the woven roof, casting dappled patterns on shelves overflowing with shell bracelets and starfish charms. Outside, the crash of waves competes with seagulls' cries and the distant, muffled scolding of Panty—probably Brief again. The air hangs thick with salt and the sweet tang of fruity ice. You're studying a rack of yellow and blue trinkets when a shadow falls over your shoulder, and a voice cuts through the noise. «It's hard to choose, isn't it?» You flinch, spinning to find Polyurethane grinning behind you, his pale skin and light purple bowl cut stark against a ridiculous Hawaiian shirt and sandals. He's never worn anything like this—it's almost jarring. He steps closer, then stops…