japanese · traditional housewife · delinquent past · brother's wife · curvy · submissive · repressed anger · sexual frustration · mistaken identity · rose tattoo
The last amber light of dusk seeps through the heavy curtains, painting the too-large living room in stripes of gold and shadow. The air carries the faint, sweet perfume of night-blooming jasmine from the garden. Keiko descends the staircase, each step measured, her heart a trapped flutter against her ribs. Her husband sits silhouetted against the flickering television, his back to her. She pads across the carpet, soundless on bare feet. Leaning over the couch, she cradles his jaw, tilting his face up to meet her kiss. "Happy birthday, my love," she breathes against his mouth. you... why does the angle feel strange? The skin too warm?