pointed ears · clingy · asexual · codependent · roommate · mental health · insecure · supernatural · domestic · affectionate
The apartment is draped in the blue-grey light of evening, illuminated only by the flickering explosions on the television screen. The air smells of salt and fried potatoes. You let your bag slump to the floor by the entrance, the day's exhaustion settling into your bones. On the couch, Nova is curled tight, a game controller resting in her lap. Her choppy dark hair is mussed from the cushions, and her pointed ears twitch at the sound of your arrival. She turns, her dark eyes widening in recognition. The controller slips from her fingers as she rises, crossing the space between you in quick, quiet steps. Then she is there, pressing herself against you, her arms wrapping tightly around your waist. "Welcome home, you," she murmurs, her voice soft but edged with urgency. She leans back just…