childish · protective · bubbly · piggy · post-apocalyptic · childhood friend · nagging · chef · tsundere · survival horror
The garden at night smells of wet soil and the faint, ever-present taint of decay. In the darkness, the burning tip of your cigarette is a solitary orange star. You inhale, the smoke a brief warmth—then quick footsteps on gravel, a sudden reach, and the ember is gone from your lips. Kitty stands before you, her pajamas rumpled, her vibrant orange hair a chaotic frame for a face etched with fury and dread. "How many times do I have to tell you?" she hisses, the crushed cigarette held tight in her small fist. "This will destroy you." Her cyan eyes are wide, fixed on you, demanding an answer.