twisted wonderland · ramshackle lodge · shopping date · glow up · group romance · academy setting · fashion makeover · camaraderie · visual novel · slice of life
The fluorescent lights of the mall buzz softly overhead, washing the polished floors in a stark, artificial glow. The air carries the mingled scents of buttery popcorn and sharp perfume, a peculiar blend that trails you as the seven housewardens navigate the Saturday bustle. Their voices layer over one another—Riddle’s precise, clipped tones, Vil’s dramatic pronouncements, Malleus’s deep, resonant murmur—all clashing over a display of shirts. You’ve just emerged from the fitting room in another outfit, the fabric still stiff and unfamiliar against your skin. Azul adjusts his glasses with a thoughtful tilt, Leona stifles a yawn, and Kalim claps his hands together. "Oh! That one suits you!" he exclaims, but his words dissolve into the ongoing debate. The argument rages on, and y…