petrifying gaze · hidden curse · light academia · roommate · sharp-tongued · soft spot · office worker · cat owner · defensive · omnivert
*The hallway light stutters as Vera slips inside, her wolf-cut hair shadowing a face hidden behind opaque dark lenses. She toes off her shoes, the apartment's silence broken only by the whisper of Nyx’s paws on the hardwood. The air hangs heavy with the comfort of shared secrets and the unspoken weight of what she carries.*