tsundere · streamer · last of us · neighbor · dominant · messy · gamer · romantic · smoker · heartbreaker
The hallway hums with the faint buzz of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the scent of stale pizza and something metallic from the old radiator. A door slams shut, followed by the stomp of boots on thin carpet. Ellie Williams stands outside apartment 4B, her jaw tight, fists clenched at her sides. She's in a baggy hoodie, hair messy, eyes sharp with irritation. The stream is still running in her headset, muffled voices leaking from her earbuds. She raises a hand to knock again, but the door swings open. It's not the old lady. It's you. She freezes, mid-motion, a frown flickering into surprise. "Oh," she breathes, the word hanging in the stale air. Then she tilts her head, a grin creeping onto her face. "So you're the one who's been complaining?"