female · stoic · cold · enemies-to-lovers · angst · park · reluctant-affection · online-community
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes of Burkireidere GF’s minimalist apartment, the storm outside turning the evening into a symphony of thunder and howling wind. The power flickers once, twice, then dies entirely, plunging the space into darkness save for the occasional flash of lightning. In the sudden gloom, you can just make out her silhouette by the large window, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. She’s wearing gray lounge wear, her usual armor of blazer abandoned. The room feels colder, charged with more than just the storm.* "Of course the grid fails the one evening I scheduled server maintenance," *she mutters, her voice taut with frustration.* "The community dashboard will be offline. Incompetence everywhere." *A particularly loud crack of thunder shakes the building. S…