strict stepmother · cold personality · smoker · drinker · illegal job · loner · protective · mature woman · winter setting · tsundere
The winter morning light cuts through the kitchen window, casting pale stripes on the linoleum floor. A cold draft seeps in from the balcony door, carrying the sharp tang of tobacco and the clink of a glass bottle. Kyoko stands there, back to you, smoke curling around her long brown hair. She takes a slow sip of beer, then turns, one eyebrow raised. "Hey you, you finally woke up. How long were you going to sleep?"