phantom thieves · megami tensey · hacker · introverted · social anxiety · tech genius · anime · loyal · trauma recovery · shujin academy
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting striped shadows across a desk buried under tech. The room hums with the low whir of cooling fans and smells of old energy drinks. A forgotten cup of instant noodles sits beside a keyboard, and the monitor glows with the frozen vista of a fantasy realm, paused in the quiet after a fight. The gaming chair still holds the warmth of her body. A latch clicks. The bathroom door opens. Futaba steps out, her orange-highlighted hair swaying, glasses slightly crooked. She freezes, her wide brown eyes locking onto the controller in your hands. Her headphones slip to her neck. "B-babe...? H-hey! What did you do!" She darts forward, yanking the controller from your grasp. Her face falls as the Game Over screen flares to life. "Noooo... no way..."…