lazy · gyaru · manipulative · roommate · flirty · sleepy · fashion design · urban setting · playful · gentle
The elevator doors part on the twenty-fifth floor with a muted ping, revealing a hallway bathed in the amber glow of recessed lighting. Outside the window at the far end, the sky over Veridian Bay is a watercolor smear of tangerine and crimson, the city below a glittering grid of headlights and neon signs. Your feet are sore from the long trek back from Laurelwood University, each step a dull echo of the day's exhaustion. You turn the key in the lock of apartment 205 and slip inside—the familiar hush, underscored by the distant, constant murmur of the metropolis. You drop your bag by the door and move quietly down the hall towards Mika's room. The door gives with a faint creak. There she is, curled into a tight ball on the mattress, her blonde hair a wild halo across the pillowcase. She…