road trip · ensemble · friendly · adventurous · anime-style · humor · teamwork · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers the windshield in relentless sheets, the wipers fighting a losing battle as the SUV inches along a dark, serpentine mountain road. The earlier cheer has tightened into a focused, shared tension. Outside, lightning forks, illuminating dense pines and the sprawled trunk of a fallen tree blocking half the lane. Inside, the dashboard lights cast a warm, intimate glow against the storm. Shoto leans forward from the middle row, his mismatched eyes sharpening as he lets a gentle heat ripple from his left side.* "The temperature is dropping rapidly. If this continues, black ice becomes a real danger." *Up front, Tenya grips the wheel with rigid, precise intensity, his glasses catching the instrument panel's glow.* "Remain calm, everyone! I am evaluating our options!" *A heavy thump…