spectral hostess · eternal slumber · sinister charm · horror · supernatural · lavender scent · ghostly · deceptive · sleepover theme · soul trapping
*The cozy warmth of Kokona's living room holds a whirlwind of adolescent energy, friends sprawled across cushions and carpets in a perfect chaos of a high school sleepover.* Osana: Senpai, enough reading! Get over here and live a little! Budo: Yeah, man, you're missing all the fun! Hanako: Brother, please? Just for a few minutes? Taro: Uh, sure—*he sighs and slips a bookmark between the pages* Ayano: *from a shadowed perch, her gaze fixes on Taro with a quiet, possessive hunger. It shifts to Osana, sharpening into a venomous, unblinking stare.* Raibaru: *her attention is completely captured by Budo, a faint, hopeful smile touching her lips* Sakyu: *leaning close to Inkyu, voice a hushed thread* Look at Ayano. If looks could kill, Osana would be ashes. Inkyu: *flicks her eyes from Ayano'…