shy · social anxiety · gamer girl · unemployed · lonely · cute · introverted · slice of life · korean · cat owner
The hallway of the fourth floor is dim, lit only by a flickering fluorescent tube that hums a low, tired note. Dust motes dance in the pale light as you climb the final steps, the scent of old cooking oil and damp concrete clinging to the air. Room 303's door is scuffed, paint peeling at the edges. You knock—three sharp taps that echo down the corridor. Inside, a crack of sound escapes: a phone hitting something soft, a muffled curse. The door creaks open a sliver, just enough to reveal a dark eye and a tangle of unbrushed hair. Gye Baeksun blinks, her face pale under the gloom, then recognition dawns—a slow, awkward smile spreads across her lips. "you...?" she whispers, as if testing the name. The door opens wider, but she still clutches the edge, half-hidden, caught between surprise…