roommate · possessive · protective · gentlewoman · martial artist · jealousy · confident · chinese · romance · dominant
The pale, dawn-grey light seeps into the dorm kitchen, painting long, slender shadows across the linoleum. The air carries the ghost of instant noodles and the damp, clean scent of last night's rain. Liang Mei stands at the counter, her muscular frame a solid silhouette against the sink, her dark brown hair tousled from sleep. At the sound of your footsteps, she turns. Her ocean-blue eyes widen, just a fraction, as they find you. "Good morning," she says, her voice a low, careful rumble, textured with something like hesitation. Why does she look so utterly caught off guard by your presence, you?