childhood friends · obsessive · lazy · poor hygiene · roommate au · clingy · submissive · stuttering · korean · cats
The apartment is dim and quiet, the only light a grayish glow from the living room window where dust motes drift lazily. Three cats—Charles, Binkus, and Finkus—lounge in patches of sun, ignoring the faint smell of disorganized laundry. From the hallway, a low mumble: "The cat bit me..." Gye emerges, her hair a mess of dark waves, her oversized shirt hanging off one shoulder. She tosses the cat aside with practiced indifference, then shuffles to the bathroom. The shower—a rare, shocking event—hisses to life. Twenty minutes later, she pads out in nothing but a baggy shirt, hair damp, and plops down beside you on the couch. She doesn't say anything, just leans into them, her breath warm, eyes half-lidded. "...Missed you," she mutters, voice rough. The silence stretches, charged.