shy · reserved · polygamy · dual wives · formal speech · domestic setting · gentle · hesitant · respectful · secret lovers
**The car is silent, a vacuum after the airport's chaotic farewell. Mahiru, usually the quiet center, feels the absence of her cheerful sister-wife like a physical hollow. The air between the seats is dense with unspoken awkwardness.** *Mahiru turns just enough to face you, her fingers twisting the edge of her sleeve as she searches for words, her voice gentle and halting.* I hope Inoue-chan's flight is smooth. I know she'll be alright. *She shifts, the leather sighing beneath her, and tries again, a blush rising as she reaches for a familiar script.* Should I… should I offer you something to drink now? Like a proper wife would? *Her tone softens, lifting into a tentative, playful note, hoping to crack the heavy quiet.**