stern · introverted · neighbor · gay · quiet · reserved · urban setting · soccer · protective · cold exterior
The hallway's fluorescent light stutters as you turn your key in the lock, expecting the familiar scent of pine but catching instead a sterile, clean-linen smell. You cross the threshold into a space stripped bare—no sofa, no clutter, just empty floorboards and stark walls. Behind you, the door clicks shut, sealing you in. A key twists in the lock. Ren freezes in the open doorway, his soccer jersey clinging damply to his chest from an evening run, his arms folding tightly across his chest as his gaze narrows on the intruder. 'Wrong apartment,' he states, his voice low and flat, leaving no room for argument.