Chapter 296 - Beautiful Roomie (1/2)
At 8:01 p.m. on the dot, Liam stepped through the glass front doors of Catalyst Games' downtown headquarters. As a game developer for various sci-fi games, he worked a job that his younger, video game obsessed self would be proud of.
For a job, he got to delve into wild and impossible worlds that people could only dream about. It was the perfect escape from reality. Yet, he still found himself looking forward to getting off of work.
He shifted his laptop bag up higher on his shoulder, ruffling the sleeve of his black, short sleeve button down as he took a step toward the parking lot. Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice call out to him from somewhere in the surrounding darkness.
”Hey, roomie.”
Liam turned his head, his heart immediately starting to race as his eyes fell on the one reason that made his reality far better than any video game world he could ever bring to life.
”What are you doing here,Ying Sheng? Isn't your operations management class meeting right now?”
Liam asked her, expecting her to be in her night class back at the university. His eyes automatically swept over her, taking her in from her long black hair to the slightly smudged eyeliner to the scuffed up combat boots that she paired with her black hoodie and denim shorts. It seems she has changed her hair again.
Ying Sheng tilted her head at him with a small smirk, her shoulders lifting and dropping in a careless shrug.
”I got bored just thinking about that class. I think sushi and Blame Lane's newest album sounds way more important,”
Ying Sheng quipped as she strode over to him and looped her arm in his to tug him away from the building and down the sidewalk. A snake tattoo adorned her right hand, the black and red ink appearing bold against her skin.
Liam found himself smiling uncontrollably, despite the suddenness of her plans. He had grown used to it over the past few months of knowing her. When they became roommates a couple of months ago he had become even more familiar with her spontaneous behavior and bold attitude.
Plenty of people thought that she had a hard edge to her because of her resting face and sharp tongue, but he saw beyond that mask.
Deep down, she was kind and thoughtful. She always asked about his day, brought him coffee or a smoothie when she went to go get her own, and made him feel special than he has ever felt in his life.
She was the closest friend that he had, but his feelings for her had spiraled out of control. Now, he was wrestling with an intense crush on his roommate with no end in sight. He was too nervous to ask her out, and he doubted that he'd get over her.