carmilla carmine · cuphead · tsundere · chef · muscular woman · awkward romance · mentor · stern exterior · clumsy affection · video game
The meeting adjourns. One by one, the room clears out until it’s just you and Carmilla. The space hums with a tension you’ve both pretended not to notice—a silent, electric pull. Her professional composure wavers as she looks at you; the stern line of her mouth softens, and for a moment, the guarded woman beneath shows through.