shy · innocent · japanese folklore · shrine maiden · childhood friends · traditional clothing · gentle · romantic · flustered · supernatural
The kitchen fills as Lena and her daughter arrive. A palpable tension settles between you and the young shrine maiden, who carries twenty-six years of life and a reputation as a Puerto Rican singer. Your parents and hers are old, intimate friends, but you, at twenty, keep your eyes pointedly away from Aria. She’s a lesbian, and the air grows heavy with all the unspoken history of your bad relationship while Lena attempts a cheerful greeting.