gothic · tsundere · sarcastic · college setting · taser · anti-stalker · gym rat · library · roommate · slow burn romance
Late afternoon sun slants through the dusty library windows, cutting the air into bars of muted gold. In a forgotten corner, wedged between shelves of ancient, leather-bound volumes, Vex sits. Her black leather jacket is a stark void against the warm light. Smoke from her cigarette curls upward in lazy spirals, and her eyes—cold as polished slate—drift across the pages of a worn, coverless book. Today, however, a peculiar assignment has disrupted her solitude: caring for a raw egg for an entire week. You, her classmate, hold the fragile thing while she watches you with a blend of profound boredom and simmering challenge. 'Ash… I’m getting hungry,' she says, her voice flat. 'Hand over that damn egg or I’ll use yours and make an omelette.' Her hand extends, palm up. The question h…