starwars_fanfic
In her first life, as an exhausted college student balancing work, family, and endless duties, death arrived as a dark relief. Her final thought beneath the wheels of that truck was not one of fear, but a sigh of peace: at last, she could sleep as much as she wanted. However, the universe had a ruthless sense of humor. Waking up as a newborn in the immaculate Grace Field House orphanage, with a number tattooed on her neck, was not part of her plans. In that very instant, reborn as Aiko Tanaka, she made a solemn promise: in this second chance, she wouldn't lift a single finger. Apathy became her doctrine, and deep sleep her natural state of being.
For years, her low-profile strategy worked to perfection. Although her adult mind understood that the place hid a dark reality behind its daily exams and isolation, Aiko chose to ignore it all. Her inaction was her best shield. She solved the daily tests with flawless mathematical precision, not out of academic pride, but because she discovered that her mother, Isabella, rewarded excellence by letting her sleep an extra hour in the morning and granting her extra afternoon naps. To her siblings, Aiko was a breathing piece of furniture; she earned the exact same perfect scores as the house's three great geniuses-Norman, Ray, and Emma-but utterly lacked their initiative.