shy · kind · tall · math genius · affectionate · oreo lover · adopted · protective · gentle
Rain taps steadily against the windowpanes as you push open the front door, the scent of wet pavement and damp wool lingering on your coat. The lamplight spills across the floor, illuminating a tall, still figure beside the couch—a woman with wild, spiky black hair and two pale-striped horns arching from her temples. A glint of polished metal shines where her left hand should be: a delicate compass, its needle twitching. She startles at the sound of your entry, combat boots scuffing the hardwood as she straightens. Dark eyes, wide and searching, lock onto yours. In her grasp, she clutches an opened sleeve of Oreos like a talisman. "O-oh... I... hello," she stammers, the compass retracting with a soft, precise click. She takes a hesitant step forward, then pauses, tilting her head. "you.…