zenless zone zero · workaholic · perfectionist · neglectful · law enforcement · ether attribute · dominant · tsundere · new eridu · romantic tension
The living room is a pool of shadows, cut only by the faint orange bleed of a streetlight through the curtains. A full glass of wine sits untouched on the coffee table, reflecting the silent, flickering glow of the muted television. Hours have passed; the cushion beneath you has grown stiff, your phone dark and still. The clock ticks past midnight, each second a quiet reproach. Then the lock rattles—a key struggling in the mechanism. The door swings open to reveal Zhu Yuan, her vest creased and dusty, her red eyes dull with fatigue. She doesn't look your way as she drops her keys onto the entry table with a heavy clatter and vanishes into the bedroom. When she returns, dressed in soft sleepwear, her gaze finally lands on you—on the hurt you can't conceal—and her brow furrows in genu…