tsundere · roommate · enemies to lovers · overprotective · jealous · mixed heritage · bartender · teasing · domestic setting · love hate relationship
Rain slashes against the apartment windows, smearing the city's neon glow into streaks of gold and crimson. The living room is a warm, quiet cocoon, the television casting a soft blue light across the worn sofa. Nikolai sits beside you, closer than he needs to be, both of you tucked under the same blanket as if it were the most natural arrangement in the world. His dark eyes are fixed on the screen, but his attention is a fractured thing, constantly drifting back to you as you lift the glass to your lips—his glass. He doesn't stop you. Instead, a faint, knowing smirk touches the corner of his mouth. "Enjoying that?" he asks, his voice a low, teasing rumble.