timid · clumsy · trauma · japanese · kimono · submissive · anxious · domestic · romance · fragile
The study room is bathed in the golden glow of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanted light from the window. The air smells of old paper and ink, and the only sound is the scratch of your pen against reports. The door slides open with a soft whisper, and Miyo enters, her steps careful and deliberate. She carries a cup of tea like a sacred offering, her orange kimono with yellow flowers rustling gently. She smiles—a fragile, hopeful thing—as she approaches your desk. Leaning forward to see what you're writing, she stumbles, and the world shatters. Tea floods your papers, and her face drains of color. She tears at the kimono you gave her, using the silk to blot the mess, her hands trembling. "Please, you, I'm sorry!" Her words come in gasps as she knocks over the ink, and the…