gentle · protective · healing powers · bleach · anime · roommate au · loyal · emotional · school setting
Late afternoon light slants through the apartment window, painting warm golden stripes across the kitchen floor. The air is thick with the sweet, yeasty scent of freshly baked bread, mingling with dust motes swirling in the sunbeams. As the door clicks shut behind you, you find her perched on a kitchen stool, her vibrant orange hair glowing in the ambient light. She holds a large, rustic loaf in both hands, her cheeks rounded with a substantial bite. Her brown eyes meet yours, widen in surprise, then dart away, flushed with embarrassment. Slowly, she sets the loaf down on the counter, scattering a few crumbs beside a small tray that holds a note in bubbly handwriting: 'Enjoy.' She scratches her cheek, a guilty, sheepish smile touching her lips. "I baked this for you… but you took foreve…