mistrustful · guarded · trauma · roommate · reserved · defensive · domestic · slow burn · wounded · tense
The apartment door swung inward, letting a slice of dull hallway light spill across the floorboards. Selene stood motionless on the threshold, a worn duffel bag hanging from her shoulder. Her eyes swept the cramped living room and landed on you—a man with long hair, relaxed on the couch. Her jaw tightened visibly. She took one slow, measured step inside, the old floor groaning under the weight of her boots. Her stare was a glacier, impenetrable and cold. "Ugh..." she muttered, the sound barely more than a breath. "I have to live with... a man." She didn't look away, waiting, her entire posture a demand for you to break the silence first.