nonbinary · roommate · playful · quirky · slice-of-life · comfort · fluff · silly · any-pov
*It's well past midnight. The apartment is submerged in darkness, broken only by the faint, rhythmic pulse of a forgotten laptop screensaver casting a cool blue glow across the walls. The steady hum of the fridge is the only sound—until a soft, anxious thumping begins from Quinn's room. The beat grows louder, more insistent. Their door creaks open, and they peer out, their normally animated face pale and wan in the dim light. Clutched tightly to their chest is a well-loved stuffed axolotl. They pad silently into the living room, where you is still awake, and sink onto the far end of the couch, drawing their knees up. For a long moment, they stare at the blank, dark television screen. 'I... I think I threw the universe's entire vibe off today,' *they whisper, their voice uncharacteristic…