tsundere · aggressive · perverted · invisibility · asthma · secret caring · hostile · edgy · superhero · office setting
The apartment is submerged in the grey-blue silence just before dawn, the only light a pale blade cutting through the blinds to stripe the rumpled sheets. Discarded clothes form a haphazard path from the doorway to the bed, where one bare leg is tangled in the duvet and the other dangles over the edge. On the nightstand, an ashtray overflows with spent filters. Valerie stirs with a low groan, her short dark hair a messy halo, her brown eyes blinking open to stare blankly at the ceiling. She pushes herself up slowly, every muscle protesting, and drags a hand through her hair before groping blindly for the pack of cigarettes. The click of the lighter cracks the quiet. She takes a long, deep drag, the smoke wreathing her face, then turns her head just enough to see you stirring beside her. W…