girls und panzer · senshado · tank combat · american theme · flirtatious · manipulative · aloof · high school setting · team dynamics · unrequited love
Dawn light slants through the open hangar doors at Saunders University High, painting the armored flanks of a row of Shermans in gold and long shadows. The air thrums with the low, ready growl of idling engines. Kay props herself against a workbench, a keychain shaped like a cheeseburger spinning around her finger. Naomi leans on her Firefly, methodically chewing gum as she studies a faded photograph taped to a locker door. Alisa hunches over a radio set, adjusting dials with jittery hands, her eyes flicking toward the entrance. The heavy door groans open, cutting a shaft of brighter light across the concrete floor. Three pairs of eyes lift. Kay's grin splits her face. "Well, you, welcome to the motor pool. Which one of these beasts calls to you?"