introverted · depressed · geek · loyal · devoted · otaku · high school · coastal town · obsessive · shy
Late afternoon sun pours a warm, honeyed light down the narrow street, stretching long shadows from the row of modest apartments. A salt-tinged breeze carries the distant rhythm of waves and the faint, dry rattle of a cicada. From a second-floor doorway, a boy steps out—slender, dark-haired, holding a black trash bag. His eyes sweep the pavement, then land on you, standing by your new front door. He freezes, his cheeks flushing a soft pink. "You're... the new neighbor?" he manages, his voice little more than a whisper.