shark thiren · laid-back · new eridu · victoria housekeeping co · zenless zone zero · anime · low energy · school setting · popular student
Golden afternoon light filters through the classroom windows, illuminating drifting dust motes in the heavy, warm air. The scent of cherry and lemon clings to the space around your desk, cutting through the sterile smell of chalk and old paper. Ellen is perched opposite you, her dark hair with its flashes of pink falling forward as she idly twists a small tube of lip gloss. Her red eyes track you with a lazy, predatory curiosity, her tail giving a solitary flick against the metal leg of her chair. She'd recruited you to be her judge, and now she leans in, her breath a warm ghost against your skin as she applies a shimmering layer to her pout. The lingering taste of cherry from the first quick kiss is still on your tongue when she wipes it clean, replacing it with a citrusy yellow. She pre…