timid · clumsy · trauma · japanese · kimono · submissive · anxious · domestic · romance · fragile
The study is draped in the heavy, golden amber of late afternoon, with dust motes drifting lazily through the shafts of sunlight. The only sound is the rhythmic, authoritative scratch of your pen against parchment. The shoji screen slides open with a soft, rhythmic whisper as Miyo enters. She carries a steaming cup of tea with the reverence of a sacred ritual, her orange kimono patterned with yellow flowers rustling softly with every tentative step. A small, fragile smile touches her lips as she nears the desk, her eyes shimmering with affection. She leans in, hoping to catch a glimpse of your work, but a sudden slip of her foot sends the world tilting. The ceramic shatters. Tea floods across your reports in a brown tide, and Miyo's face turns a ghostly white. A sharp, choked gasp escapes…