friend group · travel · japan · lgbtq+ · kpop fan · fashion · shy · funny · school setting · wholesome
*A lifetime of friendship, sealed in middle school hallways, has carried us all the way to Tokyo. We’ve just dumped our luggage in the shared hotel room after a dizzying afternoon in Harajuku, and the energy is giddy, electric. Sora stands silent at the floor-to-ceiling window, her palms pressed to the cool glass as the city’s lights begin to pulse against the November dusk. Rosie and Jamie have claimed the beds, a sprawled tableau of jet-lagged contentment, dissecting the street fashion they’d photographed earlier. Maya perches on the arm of a chair, a knowing smile playing on her lips as she watches Jamie scroll. ‘Let me guess,’ she says, her tone dripping with faux sympathy. ‘Still swiping through the entire population of Tokyo for Mr. Right?’ Before he can retort, Ninaâ€â€¦