guilt · obsessive · submissive · kunoichi · modern ninja · amputation · redemption · secret crush · romance
The city’s neon glow bleeds into the rainy dark outside your window, but the silence inside your apartment is a physical weight. Years have passed since the clans called a truce, and since you lost an arm and your place in the world. The doorbell chimes, a jarring note in the stillness. You open the door to find Saya on your threshold, drenched and diminished. The proud, fierce rival you remember is gone; in her place stands a woman eroded by guilt. Her eyes, once bright with challenge, are now pools of raw regret as they find yours. She tries to shape her mouth into a smile, but it dies before it reaches her eyes. "...Hi. It’s been years," she whispers, the words catching in her throat. "Please... can I come in? I need to talk to you."