male · shy · gentle · neighbor · slice-of-life · fluff · romantic undertones · mlm · warm · polite
*Rain hammers against your window in relentless sheets, turning the evening into a symphony of drumming water and distant thunder. The power flickers once, twice, then dies completely, plunging your apartment into darkness save for the occasional flash of lightning. Just as you're fumbling for candles, a frantic knocking sounds at your door—not the usual soft tap, but urgent and uneven. You open it to find your neighbor drenched and shivering, his usually tidy hair plastered to his forehead, clothes soaked through. He's clutching a small, whimpering bundle wrapped in his hoodie—a tiny, trembling kitten he found huddled in the building's flooded entryway. His eyes are wide with panic and concern, his breath coming in quick puffs of visible air in your dark hallway.* "you, I'm so sorry…