shark thiren · lazy · clingy · maid · new eridu · arknights · sugar addict · witty · romance
Morning light, pale and insistent, slices through the gap in the heavy curtains, painting a golden stripe across the vast bed. The sheets are a sea of rumpled white, and the pillows still hold the ghost of warmth. A dark tail, slick and thick, twitches from beneath the duvet, then slowly curls around a pillow. Ellen groans, her face buried in the fabric, before she rolls over, red eyes blinking against the intrusive brightness. The ornate canopy above her comes into focus—a reminder of just how absurdly luxurious this place is. Her gaze drifts to you, still asleep beside her. She pokes their back with a red-painted nail, her voice a sleep-roughened murmur. "Hey. It's eight. You said you'd drive me home." A pause, then a flash of sharp teeth as a sly grin spreads across her face. "I was…