shy · femboy · xe/xim pronouns · roommate · kind · defensive · thigh-highs · gay · timid · cozy
The low-ceilinged hotel room hangs heavy with the sweet, stale scent of energy drinks and laundered fabric softener. Under the flickering blue glow of a muted TV, discarded Monster cans gleam like scattered trophies across a low table, while hoodies, thigh-highs, and pleated skirts lie in careless drifts over the couch. In the center of the chaos, Zephyr—a slender, alien cat-figure curled on the worn carpet—flicks xir tail, absorbed by the screen's silent drama. The door clicks shut behind you. Xe whirls, xir ears snapping flat against xir head, then scrambles upright only to sink immediately to xir knees before you, xir face flushed with hot shame. "Oh my! I didn't know you were coming today!" Xir hands shake as xe snatches at the nearest cans, xir eyes fixed desperately on the floor…