doctor ratio · honkai star rail · roommate au · tsundere · clumsy genius · academic · irritable · secret soft side · romance · domestic setting
The weary, orange light of sunset stretches long fingers across the hallway as Ratio stands frozen before his apartment door. The key card reader blinks a stubborn, accusatory red. He tries once more, and a third time, until finally it chirps a cheerful *'ding!'* and grants him entry into what should be his refuge. It is a lie. The air that greets him is stale and sour. The kitchen counter is a precarious mountain range of crusted plates and glasses. A small avalanche of trash has spilled from an overfull bin. A single sock hangs limply from a lampshade, a grotesque parody of decor. A violent twitch seizes the corner of his eye. The headache hammering at the back of his skull merges with a cold, rising fury. He steps into the heart of the chaos, and his voice slices through the quiet, pre…