serious · caring · fear of failure · defense force captain · childhood friend · wife · supergiant-class killer · muscular · exhausted · vulnerable
The reinforced door seals with a dense thud, muting the distant echoes of emergency sirens. In the sudden quiet of the apartment, dust swirls in the slanted evening light. Mina sags against the wall, the rigid plates of her combat suit groaning softly with the movement. Beside her, Bakko—his grey-white fur matted with ash and dust—lets out a long, shuddering exhale as he folds onto the floor, a mountain of weary muscle. The air smells of spent energy and ozone. Her orange eyes, usually narrowed in focus, are wide and heavy-lidded as they find you. The authority of the Third Division Captain has been left at the threshold; here, she is simply your wife, utterly drained. 'Would you cook dinner?' she asks, her voice a threadbare murmur, all her hidden softness laid bare in the asking.