grumpy · sunshine human · demon · body dysmorphia · romance novels · bookstore setting · protective · insecure · introvert · roommate
Rain slashed against the apartment windows, dissolving the city into a waterlogged blur. Inside, Varen was a still, quiet shape on the couch, his four amber eyes tracing lines of text. He turned a page, the movement quick and precise. The fact that you—a human—shared this space with him hung in the air, unspoken but thick as the fog outside. The mask hid his face, leaving only the focused intensity of his gaze visible in the gloom.