Mei Ling Zhou, a third-year student at Bermuda University, lazily tapped snowball, her small robotic friend to turn off the alarm she set on it. She was ensconced in her blankets ready to fall back into her deep sleep until snowball splasher her with a mist of cold ice water. Although she was upset she thanked it for the gesture and tiredly crawled out of bed. Her hair was an absolute mess and her glasses were dirty from the all-nighter she pulled with her dorm mates. Angela and Lena were some of her closest friends and luckily her roommates as well. They helped each other study from time even though they aspired to be different things. Angela a pediatrician and Lena, an animator. She cleaned off her glasses and histrionically dragged her body towards the washroom. "UUUuuuggghhh…SNowBALl I don't want to go to class". The adorable robot nudged her cheeks, squishing them in hopes of making her move faster. To no avail, she continued to slowly shuffle towards the showers and prepped to wash up. She stepped in and closed the glass doors, turned on the water and let a cold stream wake her up. She was used to the freezing temperatures and thought of the climate as comforting instead of alarming and uncomfortable. She wrapped her towel around her body and left the bathroom refreshed. She sat on her bed and began drying her hair. Her towel dropped from her body exposing her curves to the emptiness of her room. Just then she heard a familiar voice from the other side of the door. "Hey love didn't mean to disturb ya, but if you're not ready in the next 15 minutes, we'll be late." Lena's time warning sped up Mei's process. She threw on some underwear and sweatpants along with an oversized sweater. She quickly put her hair in a top knot and fixed her glasses on her face. She threw her makeup pouch into her shoulder bag and stuffed the lingering books and papers scattered around the room into the bag. The door creaked open to reveal a concerned Angela with a plate of puff pastries slathered with honey. "Dear are you ok? I'm so sorry if the study session was overwhelming. I made breakfast but it's not as hot as it was earlier, you still want it?" Mei's head snapped as she saw the food. It was still warm and the sweet smell of fresh honey filled the room. She powered down snowball and pushed him into the bag. Snatching the pastry off the plate, she thanked Angela and hurried her out of the room.
"Xiè xiè! Now let's get going we're gonna be late." She looked confused. " What do you mean? We still have 30 minutes until class starts…"
Lena's giggles could be heard from Mei's room. "It's the only way she'd hurry up."
A smirk grew on Angela's face as she made her way back to the kitchen area to turn off the lights and handed Mei a napkin to hold her treat. "Well, I guess you could eat on the way out. We'll stop by the cafe too since we have all this time."The trio nodded in agreement and turned off the rest of the appliances in the house. Mei locked the door behind her and walked with the two as she fiddled with snowballs power button.
They made their way down the silent hallway, keeping their conversation to a whisper to avoid any confrontation with any other sleeping students. "So Lena, why'd you want us up at this ungodly hour?" Mei and Angela waited for a response but instead, we're startled by a familiar voice as they exited the dorms. "GIRLS! I haven't seen you in a while!" Lucio was waiting outside arms wide open to catch his sweetheart. He was one of the music majors attending Bermuda as well as Lena's boyfriend. They often spent time on the weekends listening to artist recommendations and sketching their thoughts. Although he majored in music, he loved to draw in his free time. Lena greeted him with a giant squeeze while the others waved from a distance.
"I didn't want to leave alone and make us look suspicious. I'm taking you with me too Angie!" Angela was once again in a state of confusion as Lena grabbed her hand and ran off with Lucio following suit.
Mei was furious. She rushed out of the house with wet hair and a half-filled stomach to ultimately be left by her friend, her crush, and their love doctor. She angrily bit into the treat and mumbled in her native language so no one knew of the horrible things she thought when she was angry. She walked down the path of the campus, making her way to the cafe. She slowly cooled down while eating and talking with Snowball. Just like the dorms, outside was quiet. So silent that you could hear the rustling leaves from chipmunks scampering and the few chirps of birds. Her footsteps on the cobblestone trail were the loudest of the noises heard. That and the bell that would ring from time to time of the opening café doors. This is the time teachers would make their way from the building to grab a quick drink before starting the day with restless students and endless paperwork. She threw the napkin into the nearest trash bin and took a seat on a nearby bench. The cool breeze hit her face, soothing her body and clearing her thoughts. She was no longer upset with her friends (even though she has all the right to be) and had entered a tranquil state, with Snowball between her hands. She caressed the robot as it beeped and hummed back to her. For the first time in a while, she felt calm and stress-free. Until she heard another familiar voice…
(This is chapter 1 of this fic. I'm probably gonna post the rest on since I just made an account for just entering the Overwatch community. I'm writing this mainly cause there isn't enough Hanmei out there. I'll probably write some fluffy/smutty one-shots later but for now, this is what's going on. If you have any ideas feel free to share. BTW this is my first fanfiction so constructive criticism is HIGHLY appreciated)