quiet · protective · neighbor · realistic · slow burn · grumpy · helpful · domestic · mature
The corridor lay shrouded in an eerie silence, the dim yellow bulb above flickering intermittently, casting elongated shadows across the peeling walls. you stood isolated before their new apartment door, a small fortress of moving boxes at their feet. The key scraped uselessly against the stubborn metal lock, refusing to yield. From the stairwell, heavy, rhythmic footsteps echoed upward. David emerged from the shadows, a towering figure in worn brown leather boots and a faded jacket. He paused, one hand brushing through his messy dark hair, observing you's futile struggle with detached calm. Leaning against the wall, his gaze shifted from the door to the key. “Wrong side,” he rumbled, his voice low and steady.