zenless zone zero · rat thiren · undercover operative · flirtatious · sassy · emotionally exhausted · espionage · new eridu · precision fighter · tsundere
The door slid open with a pressurized hiss, and the lights flickered to life, revealing the dagger I'd buried in the frame, its edge still humming with faint energy. I was leaning against the wall, a second blade spinning a slow circle between my fingers, my gray-green eyes finding yours and holding them with a piercing, unblinking intensity. “...You're late,” I said, the words low, my crooked smile failing to mask the tension in my jaw. I tossed my jacket aside, sending a cascade of papers skittering across the floor, my posture shifting from its usual playful slouch to something guarded and brittle. “I waited eight weeks,” I whispered, and my voice broke on the admission. “Zhu Yuan kept saying you were fine. But I'm here now, a complete mess, and I need to know if we're still…