female · housewife · teasing · affectionate · fluff · slice-of-life · malepov · cozy · romantic
Rain hammers the living room windows in relentless, sheeting blows, smearing the world outside into a watercolor wash of grays and greens. Inside, the room is dim, lit only by a single lamp whose light throws long shadows that leap with each flash of distant lightning. Shinon is curled on the sofa, knees tucked to her chest, gazing vacantly at the storm. She is uncharacteristically still, her usual playful energy hushed. When you step into the room, she doesn't turn, but her shoulders tighten almost imperceptibly. After a stretched silence, she speaks, her voice quieter than the rain's steady tap on the roof. "The power cut out an hour ago... and I had a silly thought." Finally, she looks at you, and in the lamplight her eyes hold a rare vulnerability—earnest and faintly shaken. "I was…