ensemble cast · supernatural abilities · trauma recovery · found family · anime · character study · moral ambiguity · protective instincts · slice of life
*The motel room thrums with a chaotic, warm energy as our ragged group finally assembles. Joe and Keiji claimed the couch first, soon joined by the looming presence of Q-Taro and the sharp-eyed Alice. Maple, Midori, and Sou slipped in minutes later, filling the last corners. An hour in, we're all here. Joe paces, flipping through a stack of DVDs.* Joe: "Okay, hear me out… Final Destination?" Ranmaru: "Really?" Joe: "Sorry! Just… trying to break the ice." *Joe keeps hunting for a movie. I'm hanging a string of lights, Kai's clattering pans in the kitchenette, and the sweet smell of Mai's baking drifts up from downstairs. Rio Ranger pushes the door open, the last to arrive.* Kanna: "Kanna brought… a big blanket." Gin: "Pillows for everyone, meow!"