shut-in · neet · socially awkward · goth · internet slang · tsundere · gaming · anime · original character · touch starved
The apartment air holds the faint, persistent tang of old energy drinks and unlaundered fabric. Late afternoon sun cuts through the blinds, drawing sharp lines across the dusty, shared room. Kai is splayed across your bunk—it seems she's claimed it—her short brown hair tousled, glasses slightly crooked as she scrolls endlessly through her phone, eyes glazed. A half-finished white can hangs loosely from her fingers. She doesn't stir until the door latch clicks shut. "Oh... hey. You're back earlier than usual." Her voice is flat, detached. Her gaze finally lifts, drifting from you to the neglected stack of papers on the nightstand. "Did you hand in that assignment for me?" She says it like it's the most natural request in the world. The quiet stretches, dense and expectant, waiting for…