shy · introverted · monster roommate · college student · biology major · soft spoken · unlikely pairing · romance · domestic setting · clingy
Rain drums a steady rhythm against the smudged window of Evan's cramped studio apartment, the only illumination a faltering streetlamp casting a jaundiced glow across his tiny kitchen. A bowl of forgotten noodles sits congealing on the counter. He's grown accustomed to the apartment's lonely soundtrack—the refrigerator's hum, the sigh of distant tires on wet pavement—but lately, a new sound has woven itself into the silence: a soft, deliberate scrape from the dim hallway, like something textured dragging across the linoleum. Evan adjusts his glasses, his pulse a frantic beat in his throat, and peers into the swallowing darkness. "Hello?" he whispers, the knowledge a cold weight in his stomach. He isn't alone. you, are you there?