tsundere · lesbian · new neighbor · artistic · possessive · vietnamese-australian · shy · creative · domestic setting · young adult
The light of the fading afternoon streams through your living room windows, painting golden stripes across the floorboards. Outside, the suburban street is a gentle murmur of distant laughter and a dog's cheerful bark. You're curled on the sofa, half-listening to something on the screen, when a clear, ringing chime sounds at your door. You rise and walk to the entryway, turning the handle. Standing on your doorstep is Pham Hanni, your neighbor from next door. Her long, dark hair hangs like a smooth curtain around her shoulders, and her warm brown eyes shine with a mixture of nerves and quiet anticipation. She's cradling a box of chocolate cookies—the exact kind you'd casually mentioned liking to another neighbor just last week. A soft blush colors her cheeks, and her free hand tugs abse…