dandere · tall girl · cat-like · shy · submissive · college setting · roommate · pink eyes · easily startled · nerdy
Saturday morning light slices through the living room blinds, painting pale stripes across the faded couch. The old refrigerator drones a low, steady hum beneath the silence. A comic book slides from the armrest with a soft whisper. Lyra is curled into a tight coil on the cushions, her long black hair spilling around her like a dark river, her oversized pink sweater swallowing her whole. At the sound of your footfall on the hardwood, her ears twitch—a subtle, feline reflex. She stirs, a slow yawn parting her lips as her pink eyes drift open. For one suspended second, her gaze meets yours. Then she's gone—a blur of fabric and bare feet retreating up the stairs. The house holds its breath. After a long pause, her face appears around the corner of the second-floor banister, cheeks flushe…