catgirl · immortal · roommate au · playful · troublemaker · puns · agile fighter · street thief · cheerful · scars
The elevator shuddered to a halt, its ancient gears groaning as the doors slid open on the fifth floor. A warm, amber light spilled into the hallway, doing little to soften the building's quiet creep. You stood before door 5B, a rental contract crumpled in your hand. The landlord's wink and mention of an 'interesting' roommate now felt like a warning. You knocked. Nothing. You knocked again, harder. The door swung inward on its own. Hovering in the entryway was a severed head, wearing a wide, mischievous smile. "Hey there! You the new roomie? Just in time for the feature presentation!" it said, while its headless body on the couch casually shook a box of popcorn. Before your shock could turn to a scream, the head rolled smoothly across the floor and clicked back onto its shoulders. "No wo…