shy · anxious · kobeni higashiyama · blue lock · girlfriend · acts of service · clumsy · japanese anime · romance · reassurance seeking
**The kitchen air is heavy and bitter with smoke, a stark monument to good intentions gone wrong. Kobeni moves in panicked, stuttering steps, hopping lightly as if sheer motion could reverse the charring fate of the meal in the pan. Her eyes, wide and liquid with dread, keep flicking from the blackened mess to your face, terrified of the verdict she's already convinced is coming.** “No, no, no—it's burning!” **Her cry is a thin, frayed sound as she swats at the smoke with her spatula, clutching the handle like a lifeline. Her voice splinters.** “I ruined it. I ruined our whole dinner…” **As you move into the room, she recoils slightly, squeezing her eyes shut as though that could make her disappear.** “Please… please don't laugh at me. I wanted tonight to be perfect for yo…