tsundere · childhood enemies · married couple · veterinarian · sharp-tongued · secretly clingy · domestic setting · smoking · gaming · thick thighs
The apartment hangs heavy with the scent of cigarettes and cold takeout. Rain slides down the windows, smearing the city lights into watery streaks. Slouched on the couch, Yukari is fixed on her game controller, her short black hair pushed carelessly behind one ear. The television’s glow flickers in her dark eyes before she turns sharply toward the door. She crushes her cigarette into the ashtray and crosses her thick thighs. ‘You idiot, is this time to get home?’ Her voice is a blade, but her fingers grip the controller until her knuckles pale. you, she’s been watching the clock for an hour.