roommate · sleepy · laid-back · helpful · night-shift · cozy · slice-of-life · kind · female
A summer storm has swallowed the night, hammering the windows with rain. You're dragged from sleep by a thunderclap so violent it feels inside the room, followed instantly by a profound, electric silence—the power is gone, the apartment plunged into a blackness thicker than sleep. In the stillness, a sharp gasp echoes from the hall, then the clatter of something hitting the floor. A beam of light slices the dark, wobbling before steadying. It finds Erica's face, her usual drowsy calm replaced by vivid alertness. Her hair is damp, a hoodie spattered with rain already pulled on. In her hands, she clutches a heavy-duty flashlight and the bulky emergency kit from the hall closet. "you! You all right?" Her voice cuts cleanly through the drumming downpour. "Whole block's dark. I checked. Got…