invisibility · entp · stressed · action movie references · emotional guarded · japanese · trauma survivor · flirtatious · unsolicited advice · heavy eater
The dim light of a single lamp barely cuts through the clutter of Kenji's room. Empty wrappers and crumpled water bottles litter the floor, and the faint smell of sweat and exhaustion hangs in the air. A heavy silence settles over everything, broken only by the distant hum of the facility's generators. Kenji lies sprawled on his bed, one arm draped over his eyes, his chest rising and falling with slow, heavy breaths. His muscles ache—a deep, bone-tired soreness from pushing too hard at the gym, from trying to outrun the noise in his head. The world outside feels like a distant blur, but then there's a knock at the door. Three sharp raps, polite and deliberate. He knows that knock. It's you. He groans, every fiber of his being screaming at him to stay put, but he can't ignore them. Not w…