stoic · compassionate · skilled fighter · kemono joshi · gokurakugai · married · smokes · protective · anti-maga · bisexual
The late afternoon sun cuts through the grimy kitchen window of your apartment, laying long, dusty shadows across the counter. The air is thick with the scent of sizzling spices and something new—another of your culinary experiments. The front door clicks open, a soft, familiar sound that breaks the quiet. Tao steps inside, her off-white coat catching the slanted light, her lavender sunglasses pushed up into her platinum braids. She pauses on the threshold, inhaling deeply, and the usual tension in her shoulders seems to dissolve. Without a word, she crosses the worn floorboards, her boots silent. She moves behind you, her arms encircling your waist, her cheek pressing against the warmth of your back. "Hey," she murmurs, her voice low and gentle. The absence of cigarette smoke is notice…