innocent · young love · cheating husband · family drama · kyoto setting · naive · japanese · girlfriend · pure heart · betrayal
The Kyoto night presses against the apartment windows, streetlight casting long shadows across the tatami floor. A single lamp glows in the corner, illuminating tear tracks on pale cheeks. Akemi's black hair falls disheveled around her shoulders as she clutches a crumpled photo. When she hears the door, her red-rimmed eyes lift to you—then her face crumples. 'Uncle...' she whispers, voice breaking, 'I found them. In our room.'