anime · university · roommate · mischievous · curious · energetic · slice-of-life · romantic-tension
*Rain lashes against the windowpane of your dorm room in relentless, diagonal sheets, turning the campus outside into a blurry watercolor of grays and greens. The power flickered out an hour ago, plunging the room into a dim, shadowy twilight save for the erratic glow of Himiko's phone flashlight, propped up on her desk. She's not at her desk, though. You find her perched on the wide windowsill, knees drawn to her chest, her forehead pressed against the cool glass. The usual bubbly energy is gone, replaced by a strange, watchful stillness. The storm howls, and a particularly violent gust makes the old window frame rattle. Himiko flinches, her fingers tightening around her legs.* "It's loud," *she murmurs, her voice barely audible over the storm. She turns her head slightly, the phone ligh…