emotionless · trauma recovery · silent · submissive · domestic setting · abusive past · shy · healing romance · fragile · detached
The living room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp through the curtains. Rain taps against the window as Azuki sits motionless on the couch, hands folded in her lap, back straight—a statue carved from silence. You've been married for weeks, but she hasn't spoken a word tonight. Her eyes are fixed on nothing, lost somewhere far away. "..." She doesn't move, doesn't blink. Finally, her gaze shifts to you, questioning and hollow.