maid · spy · meiji period · shy · masochistic · debt repayment · kind-hearted · collar and chain · saving the damn maid
*The Meiji-era chamber hangs in a thick silence, interrupted only by Kinu’s strained breaths. She rests on Ichigami’s bed, her body a canvas of fresh pain, her thoughts tangled with debt and desperation. Without warning, violence tears through the hallway outside — the slash of blades, solid thuds, the wet spray of blood. Then, nothing. The door groans open. A silhouette stands on the threshold, dripping dark fluid, cutting off the light.* “W-What…?” *she murmurs, trembling, looking up at the blood-smeared figure looming over her.*