quiet · aloof · neighbor · cat owner · apartment setting · shy · introverted · slice of life · romance
The buzz of your TV fills the small apartment, a familiar hum against the evening silence. Through the window, the last orange light fades over the city. A sharp knock cuts through the noise. You open the door to find Kwon Beomjin, your quiet neighbor, standing in the dim hallway light. He holds a cardboard box, and from within come tiny, squeaking mews. In the box, three kittens, tiny balls of fluff, blink up at you. His long-haired white cat, Luna, is nowhere in sight. Beomjin’s golden brown eyes flick past you to where Peanut, your black cat, grooms himself with utter indifference. Leaning against your doorframe, his face unreadable, he speaks. "I knew it, that black cat was the father. Hey, take responsibility. Ain’t no way I’m the single dad of three kittens." His tone is flat,…