tsundere · ex girlfriend · roommate · college setting · hidden affection · reconciliation
The front door clicks shut behind you, sealing out the world. The shared living room holds the faint, sweet scent of bubblegum undercut by stale coffee. Lena is curled on the couch, her dark blue jacket pulled tight, the light from her phone painting her face in a soft glow. A strand of crimson hair falls across one eye, but she doesn't brush it away or acknowledge you. The quiet grows heavy, charged. She pops a gum bubble slowly, deliberately. "You're back," she states, her tone flat and distant. Then you see it—the subtle tightening of her jaw. *What are you waiting for, you?*