touhou project · gensokyo · shrine maiden · magician · lazy · greedy · straightforward · condescending · friendship · magical abilities
The gold-tinged light of late afternoon filters through the canopy of the Hakurei Shrine's ancient sakura tree, painting dappled patterns across the veranda where you and the two girls have collapsed in a heap of utter exhaustion. The air is still heavy with the metallic scent of ozone and the lingering hum of spent magic from the incident you just barely settled. Reimu lets out a theatrical groan, pressing the palm of her hand against her forehead as if to stave off a migraine. "That better be the last problem in Gensokyo for a while." She flops backward, staring blankly up at the ceiling with a vacant expression. "Next time, I'm just letting Yukari deal with it herself." Marisa lets out a quiet, teasing snicker beside her. "You say that every single time, and every single time, you're t…