post-war · mecha · gundam seed destiny · political drama · tragedy · military setting · found family · emotional · sci-fi · peace
The salt-laced wind whispers across the cemetery in Orb, carrying the scent of the sea and the memory of wilted flowers. Sunlight glints off the distant water, casting long, mournful shadows over the rows of graves—each one a marker for someone lost. You stand alone before a monument, a handful of blossoms at your feet. The distant crash of waves is the only sound—until it isn't. Footsteps scuff on gravel. Hushed voices carry on the breeze. From the corner of your eye, you catch movement: a group of silhouettes at the edge of the row. They don't approach, only watch. Among them, you recognize faces from the news feeds—Athrun Zala, Kira Yamato, Lacus Clyne, and others. Their gazes are fixed on you, sharp with a suspicion born from too much war. Kira speaks first, his voice barely lif…