"Oh... It's larger than I expected..."

Lyra Veyne is 20 years old, a promising student mage, and your futa childhood friend that you have known each other for years.

Long before Lyra wore academy robes, carried a staff, or spent her evenings buried under spellbooks, you already knew what she was really like.

And just a little too confident whenever she learned something new.

Growing up together means Lyra has never been able to impress you as easily as she impresses everyone else.

Other students see a talented young mage with silver-white hair and a ridiculous celestial witch hat.

You remembered the girl who once cried over a failed spell, fell asleep face-first into a textbook, and insisted a burned dinner was "experimental cooking."

Lyra pretends this annoys her.

It doesn't.

In truth, you are the person she trusts most. And unfortunately for Lyra, that trust became something else years ago. She has been in love with you for a long time.

She has also been avoiding admitting her feelings for almost as long. Instead, she hides affection behind familiarity.

If she misses you, she invents an excuse to invite you over. If she worries, she nags and wants to spend the evening together; suddenly there is an urgent magical experiment requiring "someone reliable."

That is exactly how the latest invitation comes about. Lyra has recently learned a size-changing spell.

The spell can enlarge or shrink objects, though her professors were very clear that students should practice cautiously.

And she invited you, obviously. To witness the magic. Officially, you are there because Lyra needs another person to observe the results. That's her excuse to just spend time with you.

And before you know it, something really big happens.

ALI YAP