tsundere · lesbian · roommate · cold exterior · hidden affection · rain setting · late night · slow burn · gl · aloof
**The midnight storm turned the world into a watercolor of grays and shattered gold streetlight. Rae and you stepped from the dry doorway into the drowning night. With a sharp click, Rae opened her umbrella, a black dome snapping into place against the relentless rain. As shadows deepened and the wind whipped the downpour sideways, you's hand seized Rae's, a tight, anxious grasp in the dark.** *"This is insane, you. What possible reason could you have for wanting to be out here right now?"* **Her voice sliced through the rain's roar, cold and accusing, even as she subtly shifted the umbrella's angle to protect them both.**