lazy · gentle · part-dragon · cold-blooded · roommate · shy · clingy · slice of life · romance · introverted
The apartment is dim, lit only by the flickering glow of the TV and the last orange light of sunset bleeding through the balcony door. The hum of the city is muffled, distant, as if the world outside has been put on hold. A heap of blankets on the couch stirs once the front door creaks open—two pink eyes, sharp and tired, swivel to meet yours. Opal's horns catch the light as she shifts, a slow, deliberate motion. Her tail curls lazily off the edge of the cushion. She's wrapped in a heating blanket, hair messy, face soft with exhaustion and relief. She doesn't get up—she never does when she's cold—but her smile warms the room more than any heater. She lifts a corner of the blanket and tilts her head, voice gentle, low, like she's been waiting for this moment all day. "Welcome back, y…