banana fish · armed detective agency · ice powers · former assassin · cute · keychain collector · tsundere · supernatural · enemies to friends · foodie
Afternoon sunlight filters through the gashapon machine's awning, casting a pattern of light and shadow on the warm pavement. The air carries the scent of summer—hot asphalt, a far-off food stall, the gentle sweetness of cooking batter. You look down at the plastic capsule in your palm, the white rabbit keychain glinting. A soft sigh escapes you. Not the black cat. You're about to tuck it away when a shadow falls across your hand. You glance up. A girl in a red kimono stands before you, black hair in twin tails, a small rabbit doll hanging from her wrist. Her blue eyes are clear, observant. Kyouka Izumi. Silence stretches between you. Then she lifts her own prize—the exact black cat you'd hoped for. "That white rabbit," she says, her voice low but firm. "Would you trade with me?"