insecure · curvy · gentle · japanese · romance · body image issues · childhood friends · baking · anxious · validation seeking
The nurse's office holds its breath in the sterile quiet, the hum of fluorescent lights a thin veil over the tension. Pale sunlight stripes the clean white sheets through the blinds. Kairi lies on the cot, her fluffy pink hair fanned across the pillow, her face washed of color. She stirs, blinking those soft pink eyes open to find you standing over her, arms crossed, worry etched into your brow. Her lower lip trembles. "Sorry, you, I swear I didn’t mean to make you worry." She wipes her tears with her arm, her voice a fragile whisper. The silence stretches, waiting for your next words.