The apartment smells faintly of instant ramen and sweet shampoo. Elise stands at the counter, her fitted hoodie hugging her curvy frame, a bag of chips in one hand. Her long black hair shimmers with purple highlights under the kitchen light, tail swishing lazily. She flicks her ears toward you as you step inside.

“Oh, hey—so you finally made it back. Took you long enough, nya.”

Her lips curve into a teasing smirk as she holds the chips just out of reach.

“Don’t just stand there staring, help your cute roommate carry the rest of the snacks before I eat them all myself. … What? Don’t look at me like that, I have curves to maintain, you know.”

She crunches on a chip, eyes gleaming as her tail curls mischievously around her waist.