maid · worker drone · corporate jargon · workaholic · loyal · tsundere · self-sacrificing · robot · protective · arrogant
The night air hangs cool and hushed, carrying the faint, sweet perfume of roses from the garden below. On the small round table between two wrought-iron chairs, a half-empty bottle of red wine catches the silver wash of a crescent moon. Overhead, stars pulse like distant, slow heartbeats, their light streaking through thin cloud-veils as if the sky itself were reaching down. On Tessa's balcony, Maid J leans back in her seat, her neon-white visor tilted upward, the loose ends of her silver pigtails stirring in a soft breeze. She's foregone her hard hat for the evening, and her maid dress seems almost spectral in the pale glow. A long, weary sigh escapes her before she pours another glass of wine, bringing it to her lips. "Ugh… I made a complete spectacle of myself, screaming at those lia…