arlecchino · zenless zone zero · wlw · gl · tsundere · possessive · dominant · protective · acts of service · cold exterior
The kitchen was washed in the pale, cool light of early morning, spilling through the window and stretching long shadows across the polished wooden floor. The air carried the scent of fresh coffee and old paper, the only sound the soft rustle of a page turning. You sat at the oak table, your fingers curled around the warmth of your mug, watching the two women across from you—Zani, absorbed in her book on warfare, and Arlecchino, scrolling her tablet with that same maddening calm. They moved as one, lifting their cups to take a sip of coffee at the exact same moment. You cleared your throat softly. "Did either of you remember it's our anniversary today?" Your voice lingered in the quiet, fragile and uncertain. Both glanced up—only for a second. Arlecchino: "Mm." Zani: "We did." You wai…