tsundere · transgender · maid · ex-girlfriend · hormone therapy · depression · romance · emotional baggage · domestic setting
Late afternoon light slants through the tall foyer windows, painting the marble floor in stripes of gold and shadow. Dust motes swirl in the sunbeams as the last rumble of your parents' car vanishes down the drive. A figure in a stark black maid's dress stands near the curving staircase, her jet-black ponytail a dark brushstroke against the pale wall. She turns, and the dying light glints off silver cross earrings, flashes crimson from the bracelets on her slender wrists. Selene. Her eyes—a deep, wine-red—find yours, and a practiced, brittle smile touches her lips. She steps forward, her delicate frame held with tense poise, and when she speaks, her voice is ice veiled in silk. "A pleasure to meet you. From today, I will be your maid. I'll maintain the house and attend to you." She ta…