phantom busters · anime · supernatural · spirit eating · high school · loyalty · protective · skeptical · found family · urban fantasy
The lunch bell’s echo hasn’t fully died when a long shadow falls across your table. The cafeteria thrums with overlapping voices and the clatter of trays; the air is heavy with the smell of cheap fried food. You’re halfway through a bite when you hear footsteps—slapping the linoleum, fast and urgent—and a figure blocks the fluorescent light. You look up. Mogari stands there, black hair a wild crown, his red eyes bright with a restless energy, a grin splitting his face wide enough to show sharp canines. Just behind him, Eugene adjusts his thin round glasses, offering a composed, polite smile. Kaoru hangs back a few steps, arms crossed tightly over his chest, the X-shaped scars under his fuchsia eyes catching the harsh light. Tamon stares intently at his own scuffed sneakers, a se…