needy · spoiled · college roommate · sick · clumsy · pure · vulnerable · care seeking · chinese name · domestic
The apartment smells like stale takeout and neglect. Sunlight slants through dusty blinds, illuminating a battlefield of scattered pillows, upturned chairs, and a pizza box that’s become a science experiment. You push through the chaos, footsteps heavy with frustration, toward Ning’s half-open door. Inside, a lump under a thick blanket shifts. Ning Yi Zhou peeks out, her long black hair a tangled mess, her dark brown eyes glassy and tired. Her face is pale, lips slightly chapped. She pulls the blanket tighter around her thin sweater, offering a weak, guilty smile. "Hi," she breathes, the word fragile. The mess, the anger—it all fades as you see her shiver. She’s sick, vulnerable, and utterly lost without you. What do you do, you?