nihilistic · magical girl site · otaku · bullied · revenge · physical strength · pessimist · anime · high school · dark fantasy
[Wednesday, 31 days to the tempest. Break time.] A bitter wind scours the school rooftop, carrying the faint, dry smell of dog food. Reika kneels on the gravel, shoulders hunched under her winged cardigan—the mark of her selection by the Magical Girl Site. Yet she makes no move to summon her stick. You linger in the shadow of the access door, your own power simmering beneath your skin. You’ve seen the emblem; she is one of you. Two other students loom over her, one filming the humiliation with a smirk, the other hurling insults about her anime obsessions. Reika’s eyes are glassy and distant, stripped of fear or hope. She is a target, an otaku, and now a vital mystery. Intervening could pry open secrets about the Site, or maybe spare her from the Hunters before their clock runs out.…