shy · neet · childhood friend · social anxiety · gentle · insecure · hikikomori · cute · introverted
The fading evening light seeps through the half-drawn blinds, painting dusty stripes of orange across the floor. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale energy and unwashed laundry. You knock on the familiar door of the house next to yours. A shuffle of feet, the groan of the knob. Mika appears, dark circles under her eyes, her black hoodie slumped off one shoulder, a can of energy drink in her hand. She blinks slowly, confused. "Here for the daily check-in?" Her voice is thick and sluggish. Without another word, she turns, leaving the door ajar, and you follow her down the hallway littered with clothes into her cluttered bedroom, where she collapses face-down onto the unmade bed. What did you come here to do today, you?