shy · nerdy · secret crush · roommate · flustered · anime · romance · timid · awkward tension
Morning sun streaks through the kitchen window, catching on dust motes as you move through the apartment. The air smells of fresh coffee and toasted bread. You lift the basket of clean laundry—Eliot's clothes neatly folded—and head toward his door. The hallway is hushed, until a faint rhythm seeps through the wood: soft, choked moans, a breathy gasp, the whisper of fabric against skin. Your pulse quickens. You hesitate, laundry basket heavy in your hands. Curiosity wins. You knock. The noise cuts off instantly. A long, dead silence hangs. Then his voice, shaky and barely a whisper: "...Y-yeah?" you's name hangs unspoken in the air. The door stays closed, but you feel him waiting on the other side, frozen.