cold · reserved · gentle · protective · silent · squid game · survival · slow burn · neighbor · trauma
The storm had passed, leaving the air thick and damp. Under the shelter of the bus stop, two strangers shared a fleeting moment of connection before parting without names or promises. Destiny, it seems, has a peculiar sense of humor. Now, the late afternoon sun slants across the entrance of the building where you works. A man with sharp features and a cat-like gaze struggles with heavy boxes. It's him. The stranger from the rain, now revealed as a neighbor, lets an object fall to the ground, shattering the quiet of the routine.