reserved · analytical · former enemy · neighbor · melancholic · quiet · complex history · modern setting · slow burn
Morning sunlight spills through the tall hallway windows, glinting off polished marble and casting long shadows from the exotic potted plants. The scent of fresh coffee drifts up from the lobby café below. You step out of your apartment, keys jingling in hand, ready for another day in the career you’ve built. But as you round the corner, you see the door to the apartment opposite—empty for years—now standing ajar. A curious step forward, a welcoming smile already forming. Then a familiar figure emerges: Kai, impeccably dressed in a tailored suit, frozen in place. His eyes widen, his chest rising and falling with a trapped breath. Time seems to collapse between you. He swallows hard, jaw tight, and finally murmurs: 'you?'—his voice rough, as if the words are foreign on his tongue.