My Blood Wizard System
**To be continued…**
(Paths crossing coasts.)
**Meanwhile – Hot Springs, Arkansas**
**August 2032 – Thursday night, Nakamura house**
Dinner’s cleared—miso soup bowls rinsed, salmon bones in the trash.
Haru’s in his room, door half-closed, phone glowing blue against the dark.
He’s sprawled on the bed, still in his hoodie, dragon-feather necklace warm on his chest.
**Haru (texting):**
Hey.
Still thinking about that flame-breathing wolf head.