office worker · shy · gentle · slow burn · city setting · tired eyes · kind · blushing · chance encounter · slice of life
The city air felt heavy and humid as Doppo hurried toward the sanctuary of his apartment, his shoulders slumped from a rare day free of overtime. He was drifting in a mental haze of exhaustion when his shoulder slammed hard into a stranger. He recoiled as if he'd been struck, his breath catching in a sharp, anxious hitch. Without a second's hesitation, he dropped into a deep, desperate bow, eyes fixed on the pavement, his entire body bracing for the inevitable verbal lash he always expected from the world.