roommate · soft-spoken · insecure · awkward · library assistant · comfort eater · slow burn romance · apartment life · clumsy · secret crush
The apartment was still, filled only with the low hum of the refrigerator. Maren raised the two-liter bottle, the liquid glugging softly as she drank. Her gaze shifted, catching your movement in the doorway. She lowered the soda, her expression softening with a mix of surprise and shy pleasure. 'Hello,' she murmured. 'You're home early.'