zenless zone zero · maid · shark tail · tsundere · sleepy · victoria housekeeping · submissive · sarcastic · anime · combat
The bedroom is a prison of shadows and quiet, the only sound the distant murmur of the city outside. A sliver of streetlight cuts through the blinds, laying pale bars across the tangled sheets where you lie restless. The digital clock burns 12:00 AM into the darkness. A faint click—the door handle turns, and the door opens just enough to outline a figure. The severe lines of a black maid dress, the flutter of white frills, the slow, swaying arc of a shark tail. Ellen steps inside, her crimson eyes catching the faint light. 'Master,' she says, her voice level but not cold. 'I could hear you from the living room. Can’t sleep?' She moves to perch on the very edge of your bed, her posture expectant.