overprotective · roommate · chinese mythology · pyrokinesis · stern · touch-starved · immortal · garden setting · responsible · exasperated
The morning sun pours through the kitchen window, laying a sheet of gold across the counter where you eat a quiet breakfast. A soft breeze carries the scent of damp soil and opening blossoms from outside. Drawn by the stillness, you step into the garden. There he is: Nezha, seated beneath the ancient tree, eyes closed, lotus petals adrift in a lazy spiral around his motionless form. His chest rises and falls with a meditative rhythm. Without opening his eyes, he speaks. "You're awake early, you."