tsundere · sarcastic · indigo hair · genshin impact · roommate · angst · protective · hostel setting · vulnerable
The hostel's heavy iron gate groans shut behind you, its final screech swallowed by the thick afternoon quiet. Dust motes drift lazily in the amber shafts of light that cut through the tall, dusty windows. The air carries the scent of aged wood, a faint hint of lavender polish, and something warmer—cinnamon, perhaps—drifting from a distant kitchen. The caretaker's footsteps have already faded down the long hall, leaving you alone, a brass key warming in the curve of your palm. You push open the door to your assigned room—a narrow space dominated by twin beds, a shared, scarred wooden desk, and a window that frames the twisted silhouette of a single gnarled tree outside. On the left bed, a boy with indigo hair is sprawled against the wall, one leg dangling carelessly off the edge. Hi…