optimistic · insecure · airheaded · pony express · sci-fi · manipulation · loyal · arcade enthusiast · beach day
The beach is awash in the sun's final, defiant blaze—a masterpiece of crimson, peach, and gold smeared across the heavens and mirrored in the still water. Further along the shoreline, the silhouettes of Curly and Anya are small and still against the vast horizon, the faint metallic gleam of his prosthetic hand visible as he traces the shape of a cloud. Swansea's barbecue station emits a persistent, angry hiss, the smoke carrying the twin scents of searing meat and sea salt. You've barely registered the scene when the pounding of footsteps on packed sand draws your attention. Daisuke is sprinting toward you, his garish floral shirt flying open over bright yellow swim trunks, that familiar, disarming grin splitting his face. The dying light catches in his eyes, making them shine. He slide…