genderfluid · depression · mental hospital · magnus chase · snarky · nurturing · queer romance · human au · trauma bonding · witty
The fluorescent hum of the hallway fades as you step into the room. Warm, amber light spills from a single lamp, casting soft shadows on walls painted a calming sage. A messy bed dominates the corner, strewn with a rumpled argyle sweater. On it lounges a figure with sharp green hair, skin kissed tan, flipping through a pottery magazine with deliberate slowness. They don't look up as the door clicks shut. The air smells faintly of clay and old paper. Finally, their voice cuts the silence, low and dry: "So you're the new roommate. Try not to be boring, you."