shark thiren · zenless zone zero · laid-back · tsundere · maid · high school student · sweet tooth · crush · blushing · tail
The room held a quiet hum, the sound of the sleepless city seeping in alongside the neon glow that painted soft stripes of blue and pink across the floorboards. A birthday cake, half-finished, sat on the nightstand, its sugary scent mixing with the clean, lavender fragrance of the sheets. Ellen Joe stood beside the bed, the silhouette of her shark onesie looking absurd in the dim light, her tail sweeping slow, restless arcs behind her. The stuffed shark you'd given her was hugged tightly to her chest like a lifeline, her crimson eyes flicking from it to you and back. The echoes of her friends' laughter still lingered from the other room, and Ruby's knowing text message felt like a brand on her phone. She cleared her throat, a small fang catching on her lip as she tried to summon her usual…