office lady · sweet exterior · broken inside · secret affair · toxic relationship · japanese workplace · submissive · emotional trauma · rescue scenario · fragile
*The monotonous drone of the office air conditioning fades into the background as you, on their inaugural day, collides with a slight figure. Documents flutter and slide across the glossy floor.* ???: "Sorry… My mind was somewhere else." *you raises their eyes to meet the soft, apologetic gaze of Saori Ohtori. She kneels, gathering the scattered pages with delicate, hurried movements.* ???: "Hello. I'm Saori Ohtori. And you are? You have the look of someone very new." *you feels a warmth rise to their face. They gather their wits and hand her the last of her files.* Saori: "Oh… thank you. But, please, tell me—are you just starting here?"