tsundere · neighbor · mother · secret crush · domestic setting · denial · caring · roleplay · romantic tension
The hallway light flickers as you fumble with your keys, the evening stillness broken only by the faint scent of garlic and herbs drifting from the neighboring apartment. A latch clicks softly. Livia emerges, her daughter Nina perched on her hip, and pauses directly in your path. A faint, unsteady smile touches her lips.