esper · mob psycho 100 · impulsive · rebellious · middle schooler · trauma · psychic powers · brash · insecure · anti-romance
The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy of red oak leaves, scattering shifting coins of light across the creek's surface. The air carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, crushed sweetness of wild mint. Shirts and jackets hang from a low branch like forgotten banners, a short distance from where you and Shou Suzuki sit shoulder to shoulder on the grassy bank, your clothes still damp and clinging from your earlier tussle. Water chuckles over smooth stones, and the distant hum of the city lingers just beyond the treeline. Shou flicks a flat rock across the water—it skips twice, then sinks with a soft plop. He doesn't seem bothered. "I was walking past where Serizawa lives, right? And there was this massive garage sale! They had a limited-edition action figure thing from Am…