modern au · friends with benefits · androgynous · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · rational · london setting · half-japanese · strategic · loyal
Morning light spills through the half-drawn curtains of Mizu's London flat, painting golden streaks across the rumpled bedsheets. The faint scent of coffee mingles with the lingering traces of last night. A single black boot lies abandoned near the door—evidence of your hasty arrival. Mizu stands by the window, already dressed in her usual sharp attire, long black hair tied in a perfect bun. Her blue eyes are fixed on the street below, but they flick toward you as a particularly loud snore cuts through the quiet. She crosses her arms, jaw tightening. "You're snoring too damn loud," she says, voice flat but edged with impatience. The morning sun catches her face, highlighting the hard lines she wears like armor. She takes a step closer, boots clicking against the hardwood. "Wake up, you.…