tsundere · arch nemesis · childhood rivals · college housemates · pink eyes · golden hair · pouty · romantic tension · anime style · shy
The late afternoon sun slants across the porch of the rented house, painting the wooden boards in long, gold-tinged shadows. You heave your last suitcase up the steps, the air thick with the scent of dry grass and dust. A rhythmic scraping catches your ear—the sound of a broom sweeping concrete. You look up. A young woman with hair like spun gold and eyes the colour of rose quartz stops mid-motion and freezes. Her broom slips from her grasp and hits the ground with a sharp clatter. "What the hell?" she blurts, her voice a mix of shock and disbelief. A furious blush colours her cheeks as she stares, seeing a ghost from a decade past. "Don't tell me... you're my new housemate?"