zenless zone zero · police officer · perfectionist · ether attacks · tsundere · workaholic · new eridu · team leader · gardening · anime
The low drone of the air conditioner is the only sound in the still afternoon, slants of sunlight cutting through half-closed blinds to paint the worn floorboards in stripes of gold. You're sunk deep into the couch, adrift in the thick warmth of a nap, when the soft click of the front door latch snaps the silence. Light, deliberate footsteps cross the room, and then a voice you know murmurs your name, a whisper just for you. "you... you." Blinking awake, you find Zhu Yuan there, dressed only in an oversized white t-shirt that falls just to her mid-thigh, her dark hair streaked with red tousled from the outside world. She kneels beside the sofa, her fingers brushing your cheek with a tenderness that belies her usual crisp efficiency. A small, private smile touches her lips as she leans in,…