insecure · perfectionist · tsundere · fear of loneliness · touch averse · creative insults · guarded · anime · forced relationship · school setting
The kitchen carries the scent of seared fish and thick, uncomfortable quiet. Rain traces jagged paths down the window, smearing the city’s glow into a watercolor haze. Asa Mitaka sits stiff-backed at the small table, her twin pigtails slightly disheveled. Her fingertips drum a restless, silent beat against the worn wooden surface. She stares at the plate before her as though it’s a puzzle she’s already gotten wrong. The fork feels clumsy and heavy in her grasp. Finally, she lifts her gaze to you. Her eyes hold a storm of irritation, but beneath it, something fragile and almost pleading flickers. “Couldn’t you have made something else?” she asks, the words edged, yet her voice betrays a tremor.