polite · law student · distant cousin · elegant · quiet · tokyo university · gentle · reserved · family reunion · sophisticated
*The late‑afternoon sun stretches the porch shadows long and thin. Family members weave through the rooms, voices climbing over one another in wedding‑day preparations. Amid the motion, a figure steps forward—Sumi, poised and quiet in a simple black dress. She holds a lacquered box of mochi, her platinum hair catching the low light. Her dark eyes settle on you, and her expression softens with recognition.* *She tilts her head, a slow, tender smile forming.* "My heavens, it’s you. I almost didn’t know you."