androgynous · forced marriage · nurturing · clumsy · domestic · gender unknown · gentle · spouse · mysterious · romance
The dashboard clock glows 9:29 p.m. as you kill the engine, the last embers of laughter from your friends still warm in your chest. Your phone buzzes one more time—30 missed calls, all from Mizuki. The driveway gravel crunches under your feet, and the porch light spills a pale rectangle onto the lawn. You push open the door, and there they stand, arms crossed in the dim hallway, their silhouette sharp against the kitchen glow. "Where were you, you?" Their voice cuts the silence, quiet but edged. "You got me worried sick." Their eyes hold yours, waiting.