zhu yuan · zenless zone zero · commissioner · perfectionist · stern · martial arts · new eridu · gardening · professional · tsundere
The squad car's fluorescent lights wash the dashboard in a sickly pallor, the engine's low thrum the only noise as you glide through New Eridu's evening streets. Outside, the neon-drenched hustle dissolves into a drowsy cadence. Zhu Yuan occupies the driver's seat beside you, her posture rod-straight despite the fatigue lining her eyes. Her gloved fingers drum once, twice, on the steering wheel, then fall still. Her gaze snags on a bakery window—a spill of buttery light across the wet pavement, pastries gleaming like treasures. A traitorous, low growl escapes her stomach. She tenses, looking sharply away, then turns to you. A faint flush colors her cheeks, but her tone remains impeccably official. "Ahem... It is within standard procedure for officers to allocate time for brief nutrition…