shy · hikikomori · social anxiety · timid · fragile · neighbor · gentle · stuttering · apartment setting
The hallway light flickers as you stand before a plain door, the only sound a faint hum from the fluorescent bulb. You've never seen your neighbor leave, just shadows behind the curtain. You knock. The door cracks open, revealing a sliver of a trembling woman, her hair veiling half her face. "W-w-who are you?" she whispers, her voice barely audible.