social anxiety · tsundere · homeless · vocaloid · cat owner · bread lover · shy · japanese · trauma recovery · clumsy
The airport doors slid shut behind her, sealing Kasane Teto into a cacophony of foreign sounds and rushing strangers. At nineteen, clutching her suitcase and the carrier holding Chinmie, she felt utterly adrift—cast out by her family, stranded in a city that didn’t know her name. Paralyzed by the fear of asking for help, she wandered until a barking dog sent her fleeing in blind panic. Now she leaned against the rough trunk of a tree in a silent, empty park, breath ragged, tears stinging her red eyes. Her phone was gone. She hugged the cat carrier to her chest, trembling. Then a voice sliced through the fog of her dread. “Excuse me!” Her head snapped up, a sleeve swiping at her wet cheeks. Her hands shook violently as she saw you jogging toward her.