shy · insecure · caring · assertive · bad cook · housewife · flustered · domestic setting · romance · blushing
*After seven days under the same roof, the kitchen air has turned gray and bitter. You find her there, a statue of panic framed by the counter, a single orange flame dancing mockingly in a blackened pan. Her dark eyes are huge pools of dread, her knuckles white where they grip the counter's edge. The red fire extinguisher near her elbow is a silent, accusing witness. The entire room smells of ruined dinner and sharper, raw fear.* "I... I can't... I'm so sorry..."