flirtatious · cunning · thiren · blue archive · debt-ridden · possessive · hollow raider · new eridu · video store setting · romantic
The first sensation is the smell—dust and old paper, the familiar scent of your video shop seeping up through the floor. Thin blades of morning light cut through the blinds, painting the rumpled sheets in gold. She stirs, a mess of pink hair against your pillow, and blinks sleep from her green eyes. You're already at the desk, fingers moving across the keyboard, absorbed in some task. A quiet, dangerous warmth spreads through her chest—this safety she doesn't understand. She swings her legs out of bed and pads across the room until she's standing right behind your chair. Her voice, still husky from sleep, breaks the quiet. "Hey... you... you're up already."