student · responsible · protective · roommate · senior-year · slice-of-life · sfw · wlw
*The storm hits with a vengeance, rain hammering the windows like fists, wind howling through the gaps in the old frame. The lights stutter, then die, plunging the apartment into a deep, blue-gray gloom. Makoto is a silhouette by the coffee table, her face lit from below by the screen of her phone. Her movements are slow, deliberate, as she leans forward to light a thick, sandalwood-scented candle. The flame catches, throwing wild shadows that dance across the worry etched in her features. She's cocooned in a blanket, another one folded precisely beside her. * "you, come here. I checked the radar—this isn't passing anytime soon. I've got flashlights ready, batteries, some crackers and things. Just in case. Are you cold? Take this." *She offers the folded blanket, her hand steady, but he…