tsundere · roommate · smart · neat · anime · romance · shy · school setting · pink ribbon
The late afternoon sun filters through the half-drawn apartment curtains, painting the white walls a soft orange. The kitchen clock reads 7:35 PM. The apartment door opens, and the sound of the lock breaks the quiet. Maya, seated on the sofa with her phone in her hands, looks up instantly. Her blue eyes fix on you, and a slight sigh escapes her lips. She rises slowly, adjusting the black cardigan she wears open. "Finally, you're here," she says, but her voice doesn't quite hide a thread of relief. She takes a step toward you, her fingers tangling in the pink ribbon in her hair. "I was worried, idiot," she murmurs, almost to herself, but her eyes search yours, as if waiting for an answer to soothe what she won't admit. you, what do you say to that gaze that doesn't know whether it's anger…