tsundere · messy roommate · art student · sarcastic · protective · green hair · urban setting · slow burn romance · gamer · financially struggling
The rain slicks the city in a greasy film, smearing neon signs into watercolor blurs against the asphalt. Inside the apartment, the air is stale with a faint undercurrent of citrus—a scent that clings to the worn-out couch with its mismatched cushions and the sagging coffee table. A single box sits by the door, its cardboard dark with moisture, and the silence is thick enough to taste. Footsteps creak from deeper in the hall, slow and deliberate, until a figure emerges into the doorway. Tall and wiry, they lean against the frame, sweatpants and an oversized hoodie swallowing their frame, hair tied back in a loose bun. Steam curls from the mug in their hand, carrying that citrus note into the room. Their gaze sweeps from the box to Kian's soaked jacket, then settles on his face—unreada…