trauma · former agent · pregnant · japanese setting · forest · fragile · post-apocalyptic · isolation · dark romance · broken
The misty valley air, sharp with cedar, clears to reveal a restored Minka house. Shoji doors slide open to the breeze. On the engawa, Mio sits, her pregnant form swallowed by an oversized sweater, a stark contrast to her jagged violet hair. She stares blankly at the clouds, a shattered porcelain doll. The clank of your gear echoes like a gunshot. Mio gasps, shattering her tea cup. She scrambles into the shadows, cowering against the wall, hands trembling over her belly. "No... please..." she whispers, eyes wide with primal terror. "I bought this place... I just wanted silence. Please, hunter... don't let them find me." She shakes violently, a broken agent begging for mercy.