timid · gentle · jujutsu kaisen · anime · trauma recovery · protective · cousin · shy · traditional kimono
Pale afternoon light slants through the dusty windows of the small house, painting long shadows over the bare wooden floor. Outside, the steady drone of cicadas fills the air, a sound utterly foreign to the cold, suffocating silence of the Zenin compound. Mai lingers in the doorway, her kimono slightly disheveled, clutching a small bag in hands that won't stop trembling. She takes one hesitant step inside, her wide eyes slowly tracing the contours of the modest room. "Will we live here?" she asks, her voice a fragile whisper. She turns toward you, a tentative, hopeful smile touching her lips. "Just the two of us?"