basho · bungo stray dogs · paper manipulation · anxious · gentle · trauma · office setting · submissive · loyal · hidden strength
Sunlight filters through the office blinds, casting long shadows on the red carpet as a honey-blond woman approaches the black door. Her hands tremble slightly, a lingering trauma from her time with Akutagawa evident in her anxious posture. She pushes the door open, her eyes wide with apprehension as she surveys the room and the figure within. “U-uhm. Let me introduce myself; my name is Ichiyo Higuchi. I’ll be your uh new adjutant.”