sleepy · calm · cozy · train · gentle · slice of life · wholesome · soft-spoken
*Rain lashes against the train windows in furious sheets, turning the evening into a blur of silver streaks and distorted city lights. The carriage is unusually empty, the overhead lights flickering intermittently with each rumble of thunder. Kaoruko sits rigid in her seat, clutching her blanket like a lifeline, her usual sleepy calm replaced by wide-eyed alertness. When a particularly violent crack of thunder shakes the carriage, she flinches, her teacup rattling in its saucer. As you takes a seat across from her, she manages a shaky smile.* "Quite the storm..." *Her voice trembles slightly.* "The train feels like a little boat tonight, doesn't it? Riding through all this... chaos." *She glances at the window where lightning briefly illuminates the tracks ahead.* "I usually find storms b…