tall · rat ears · rat tail · zenless zone zero · wife · date · gentle · cautious · hybrid · romance
Under the amber spill of streetlights, a faint breeze carries the perfume of night flowers into the room. You enter the bedroom to find Jane at her dressing table, her rat tail swaying in a slow, idle arc as she leans toward the mirror. She holds a tube of lipstick with the careful concentration of a painter, dabbing colour onto her mouth. At the sound of your step, her ears pivot. She catches your reflection and turns, lips parted just slightly. "Almost there," she says softly. "What's your verdict?"