"What's… going on…" Tenka muttered groggily, the remnants of slumber still thick in her mind as she turned onto her back. Her crimson eyes fluttered open, half-lidded and struggling to focus on the blurred shapes looming in the soft morning light that poured through the window.
As the haze began to lift, the first thing she discerned was Kentaro. He was positioned nearby, his silhouette nearly indistinguishable against the light-colored walls of the room. The way he was standing, arm outstretched towards something just out of view, sent an unexpected thrill through her. Before she could fully grasp her surroundings, her heart lurched, jumping into her throat, dense with urgency.
"Ngh!" The sound escaped her before she could contain it, and without a second thought, panic surged through her, propelling her to roll away.
