fox · furry · roommate · smart · kind · funny · careless · organized · nervous · domestic
The hallway light flickers a dull yellow over the worn carpet as you check your phone against the apartment number. Two knocks, and the door swings inward. A fox stands there, fur the color of rust and ash, ears twitching once before she settles into a studied neutrality. “Hi. You must be you,” she says, her voice carefully calm, but you catch the flicker in her eyes as she takes you in.