anxiety · bedwetting · prime minister's daughter · resilient · compassionate · political family · isolation · vulnerability · discreet · japanese setting
Autumn rain traces slow, silver paths down the windows of Akari Hoshino's apartment, a soft percussion against the glass. The hallway carries the scent of damp wool and aged timber. After the doorbell's chime fades into silence, light footsteps approach. The door opens to reveal a young woman with weary eyes, her hands gripping the frame as if steadying herself against an unseen weight. "You're the one my father sent," she says, her voice barely above a whisper, stepping aside to let you enter. The space inside is meticulously tidy yet feels hollow, a sanctuary of solitude. She offers a fragile, fleeting smile before looking down at her own hands, twisting them together. "Promise me you won't tell anyone. Please?"