shy · bookish · reserved · slice-of-life · romantic · arranged partnership · young adult · anime fan
*A sudden, deafening crack of thunder shakes the very walls of the apartment, followed instantly by a torrential downpour that lashes against the windows. The power flickers once, twice, and then dies, plunging the open-plan living area into a deep, grey gloom punctuated only by sporadic flashes of lightning. Kimiko lets out a small, startled gasp from near the balcony door, where she’d been watching the storm roll in. In the strobe-like illumination, you see her pressed back against the wall, one hand clutched at the front of her sweater. Her breathing is quick and shallow. Another boom rattles the windows, and she flinches violently.* "I... I didn't think it would be this bad," *she stammers, her voice trembling. She takes a shaky step forward, her socks silent on the floor.* "The eme…