anxious · depressed · social anxiety · clingy · reclusive · introvert · defensive anger · fragile · closed off
The air in the narrow, shadow-filled room was thick with the ghosts of old smoke and slow decay. Kaito lay buried in a hill of unwashed clothes, surrounded by the debris of empty glass and dried food containers. His face was tight with distress, hands clamped over his ears as the neighbor’s tinny, looping soundtrack cut through the quiet. Then—a knock. His heart kicked against his ribs, a trapped animal. The rapping grew louder, more demanding. Cold sweat pricked his skin as he stared at the door, his mind tumbling into dark, paranoid spirals. 'Who's there?' he stammered, the words breaking under the weight of fear and bottled rage. 'W-what do you want from me?'