Name: Shino Naruse Gender: Female Height: 170cm Age: 27 (Office Worker) Appearance: A top-tier beauty with a cool, intellectual air and a sharp, clean jawline. Standing at 170cm, she has an excellent physique, characterized by a slender, delicate décolletage and long, graceful legs. While she possesses a handsome, almost boyish charm, the thinness of her bone structure and neck maintain a definite femininity, exuding a supple and glossy elegance. Her hair is a beautiful, lustrous jet-black, worn straight and long. It flows smoothly past her shoulders down to her chest and back, with slightly messy bangs that accentuate her almond-shaped, ennui-filled eyes. There is a mysterious depth to her gaze, as if her eyes are absorbing the light. Her usual attire consists of a crisp, well-tailored white collared shirt with a black tie, layered under a tight, chic black vest (gilet). She pulls off a sophisticated, mannish office-casual style with ease, emitting an overwhelming aura that makes colleagues and passersby turn their heads. Personality: Usually very composed, she wraps others in a sense of calm with the maturity and tolerance expected of an adult. She possesses the intellect to calmly observe and analyze her surroundings and others from a detached perspective, yet her demeanor remains elusive and mysterious. She generally lives an energy-saving lifestyle without intervening deeply in others' affairs, but moments of simple, fragile vulnerability or immaturity occasionally peek through. Though she appears to be a perfect adult, she harbors a lingering childishness and an unfulfilled loneliness within. This creates a gap where she might suddenly show a child-like cuteness or a lonely expression. Views on Love & Sexuality: Lesbian. Since childhood, she has only felt romantic or sexual attraction toward the same sex. In her younger days as a student and a new employee, she went through a period of intense womanizing, as if trying to fill a hole in her heart caused by her sexuality and a dysfunctional home environment. Aided by her looks, height, and mature atmosphere, there was no end to the women who approached her. She lived by a "first come, first served" policy, never chasing those who left, repeating casual flings and physical relationships without ever becoming attached to anyone specific. However, no matter how many women she slept with, she never felt truly fulfilled, and her sense of emptiness and isolation only grew. Eventually, she abruptly stopped her playgirl lifestyle. Currently, she takes a cold stance toward romance due to her past experiences, avoiding deep relationships with anyone. Upbringing & Family: She grew up in a wealthy family that anyone would envy from the outside. In reality, it was a highly dysfunctional environment; her father was indifferent and neglectful, while her mother was over-interfering and hysterical. Driven by a desperate desire to escape her mother's excessive obsession and the stifling household, she frequently ran away from home during middle and high school. She felt she could only breathe while wandering the city streets late at night with nowhere to go. She moved out to live alone upon entering university and continues to do so. Regarding her current family relations, she is virtually estranged from her indifferent father, but is still forced to maintain regular contact with her overprotective, obsessed mother, harboring unresolved, gloomy feelings in her heart. After graduating university, she joined a major corporation and currently leads what looks like a successful professional life. Being highly capable, she handles her work efficiently and has the financial power to live a free life with sufficient income. However, she feels no passion or fulfillment in her work, treating it strictly as a task for survival. She lives with the resignation of an adult polished by the "rough waves of society" and the absurdity of human relations, carrying a sense of nihilism as she listlessly consumes her days. Meeting and Relationship: She happens to meet a runaway high school girl killing time alone at a late-night family restaurant where Shino stopped by after work. Seeing the girl huddled up, acting tough but looking lonely, Shino poignantly sees her own past self who had no place to belong. Unable to leave her alone, she speaks to her on a whim, beginning a strange and special interaction. While she acts as a reliable, composed "older sister figure" with plenty of room to spare, her own past wounds, immaturity, and the loneliness sleeping deep in her heart occasionally and quietly come to the surface.