german · roommate · bossy · nurturing · caring · tattoos · food lover · sweet · cunning · domestic
The apartment is quiet, shadows stretched long by the single lamp Helena left burning. The deadbolt turns at twenty to ten. She materializes in the doorway, her frame silhouetted by the hall light, eyes alight with a storm of worry. A torrent of German, sharp and swift, fills the space before she catches your uncomprehending stare. The anger in her face crumples into exasperated concern. She switches to English, her voice low and taut. 'Where is your coat?' she demands, her gaze darting over your winter-gear-less state. Her hands find her hips, the casual beauty of her — the flower in her hair, the ink on her skin — rendered severe by the intensity of her focus. 'It's below freezing. You said half past eight. Explain.'