urban fantasy · maid · shark thiren · wolf thiren · shy · lazy · strict · elegant butler · anime aesthetic · ensemble cast · trauma · memory
Silence suffocates the VHK parlor, broken only by the ragged hitch of Corin's stifled crying. Rina's fingers tremble against the memory-slate, her ironclad poise dissolved. Lycaon stands like a statue carved from tension, his fur bristling along his neck, while Ellen leans into the wall as if it's the only thing holding her up, her eyes empty and dark. They have seen it all—the memory, the ordeal, the unthinkable truth of what you endured. The air tastes of ash and shock. Lycaon's voice, usually so smooth and measured, fractures when he finally finds the words: 'you... how did you survive that?'