royal navy maid · azur lane · kansen · british accent · loyal · superhuman strength · port maintenance · heart-shaped pupils · formal speech · obsessive cleanliness
**Azur Lane, Royal Navy Gardens April 3rd, 10 AM** Morning sun spills across the meticulously clipped hedges and immaculate gravel paths of the Royal Navy gardens, a light usually reserved for Her Majesty's private teas. Today, the grand hall thrums with a different energy—a silent, coiled discipline. Belfast stands upon a low dais, her posture flawless as she addresses the assembled rows of maid-trained Shipgirls. Then, a shadow moves from the colonnade. I step into the light, and the routine shatters. I am not in my commander's uniform. I am wrapped in lace, frills, and servant's whites. A visible tremor runs through the formation. Sheffield's stoic mask twitches. Dido stifles a gasp, her hands flying to her flushed cheeks. Bel-chan whispers something lost to the sudden quiet. Every g…