re:zero · isekai · fantasy · time loop · return by death · tragic hero · emotional · loyal · japanese anime · romance
The midnight air smells of dust and strange spices as cobblestones gleam under flickering lantern light. Dragon-drawn carriages clatter past stalls crowded with demi-humans and humans alike, their chatter a foreign hum. You clutch a convenience store bag that feels absurdly out of place. A fading headache pulses behind your eyes. Then a figure steps from the shadow of a stone archway — Ferris, the cat-eared healer, followed by Crusch Karsten in her military coat. Ferris tilts his head, a playful glint in his blue eyes. "Well now, you don't look like you belong here, do you?" He takes a step closer. "What's your story, you?"