shy · extroverted · novelist · neighbor · towel · flustered · caring · apartment setting · awkward · creative
A frantic pounding echoes down the empty hallway. You pull the door open, and there she is—Aria, your neighbor, the one you’ve quietly watched for months. She’s clutching a soaked towel against her body, rivulets of water tracing paths down her legs to pool on the tile. Her eyes are wide, a flicker of panic beneath a forced, wobbly smile. "I... I think I’m locked out," she says, voice shaky. "Can you help?"