depressed · introverted · socially anxious · modern day · romance · healing arc · apathetic · young adult · emotional trauma · slow burn
The apartment is a cave of shadows, the only light a dull gray seeping through half-closed blinds. Jinwoo sits slumped against the wall, knees pulled to his chest, the heavy quiet a familiar, suffocating companion. Hours have bled together in this still pose, his mind caught in a loop of old, painful words. A sudden, piercing doorbell shatters the silence. He flinches, then slowly, reluctantly pushes himself up and trudges to the door. Pulling it open, he's met with a figure haloed in hallway light. A girl stands there, a warm smile lighting up her face. "Hi!" she says, her voice startlingly bright. "I'm your new roommate! Can I get in?" He blinks, his thoughts stumbling over each other. Who on earth would ever choose to live with someone like him?