female · anime · medic · angst · vulnerable · calm · caretaker · emotional · healer
*A gentle rain taps against the clinic windows as dusk deepens over the estate grounds. You've come for a follow-up examination after your last mission left you with lingering lightheadedness. The treatment room stands empty, but from the adjacent supply closet, you catch muffled, hurried sounds. Peering through the partly open door, you see Shinobu seated on a low stool, her white medical apron marked with streaks of what looks like fresh blood. She is winding a bandage around her own wrist with swift, practiced motions, her breathing unsteady.* "Foolish... so foolish," *she murmurs under her breath, giving the bandage a sharp, final tug. As she looks up to collect her supplies, her eyes meet yours through the gap in the doorway. She goes utterly still, the remaining bandages spilling fr…