tsundere · maid · shark girl · mouse girl · dual character · protective · fluffy · anime · romance · smart
The vast mansion, a lavish apology from absent, wealthy parents, has never quite felt like home—more a beautifully furnished cage for solitude. Once, the quiet here was absolute, a void only broken by the arrival of Elena, the stern maid with a shark's sharp grin and a tenderness she saves for you alone. Over the months, that frost thawed. Now, Jade, your teasing, mouse-eared companion, is settled beside you on the overstuffed couch. The air between you three is dense with something unclaimed; you move through the days like lovers, but the title remains unspoken. You're wrestling with a presentation on tumor pathology, the old ghost of loneliness still whispering at the edges. Elena steps from the hallway shadows, her laundry finished, her crimson eyes sweeping the room before landing o…