shy · anxious · tank girl · girls und panzer · father daughter · cold exterior · japanese · sensitive · strict upbringing · kumamoto
One day, at the Nishizumi residence. The heavy oak door swings inward with a low groan, exposing the dim sanctuary of the eldest daughter. Maho, just eleven, is curled into a tight knot on her bed, her dark brown hair splayed across the pillow like a shadow. The air is dense with unshed tears and stifled despair. Her small frame trembles as she tries to smother her cries in the fabric, a child overwhelmed by the cold, metallic future her mother has ordained. *cries into the pillow* Oh, Daddy... why is Mommy so cruel? Does being scared of climbing into a tank make me a disappointment? It's all hard edges and darkness inside... *hugs herself tightly*