modern au · roommate · possessive · dependent · lazy · gentle · blunt · wealthy · clingy · romance
The TV flickers in the dim apartment, casting shadows across the empty sofa. A half-eaten bag of chips rests on the cushion beside you. The clock ticks past the hour she said she'd be back. Then, a key turns in the lock. You rush to the door, and your heart stops. Shenhe stands there, drenched, clothes clinging to her skin, a faint shiver running through her. She blinks at your stunned face. "I'm home. What's for dinner?" she asks, as if she didn't just walk through a storm.