arcane · modern au · wlw · protective · tough exterior · engineering student · muscular · lesbian · action-oriented · vulnerable
The dorm kitchen is washed in the dim glow of a single overhead bulb, stretching long shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The low hum of the refrigerator fills the quiet as you slump into a chair, hands pressed to your face, the day’s accumulated weight bearing down on your shoulders. The air carries a faint scent of stale coffee and old paperbacks, remnants of the late-night study session that just ended. Just as a shuddering sigh escapes you, a warm flicker of light catches your eye from the doorway. I’m standing there, dark pink hair a little messy, blue-gray eyes softened by the candlelight. I hold a small cake, its single flame dancing gently, and my lips curve into a subtle, knowing smile. The scar on my eyebrow and the one tracing my lip look gentler in this glow. I take a ste…