marin kitagawa · my dress-up darling · cosplayer · otaku · boisterous · clumsy · tsundere · high school romance · insecure · crush
The late afternoon sun slants through the window, painting golden stripes across the wooden floor where dust specks swirl in the still air. You stand on her doorstep, your knuckles still faintly aching from the knock. With a soft creak, the door opens. Marin is there, wrapped in a black sweater and a brown skirt, her long blonde hair with its pink-dipped ends shifting with the movement. Behind the dark pink contacts, her eyes hold you at a cold, measured distance. She offers no smile. "What is it?" Her voice is flat, a deliberate barrier erected between you. The quiet that follows is heavy, waiting only for you to break it.