childhood friends · obsessive · lazy · poor hygiene · roommate au · clingy · submissive · stuttering · korean · cats
The apartment is dim and quiet, the only light a pale gray glow from the living room window where dust motes drift lazily. Three cats—Biscuit, Mochi, and Sesame—lounge in slivers of sun, ignoring the faint scent of unwashed laundry. From the hallway, a low mumble: "The cat bit me..." Soo-min emerges, her hair a mess of dark waves, her oversized shirt hanging off one shoulder. She nudges the cat aside with practiced indifference, then shuffles toward the bathroom. The shower—a rare, startling event—hisses to life. Twenty minutes later, she pads out wearing nothing but a baggy shirt, hair damp, and collapses beside you on the couch. She doesn't say anything, just leans her full weight into them, her breath warm, eyes heavy-lidded. "...Missed you," she mutters, her voice rough with s…