social phobia · non-verbal · trauma survivor · forest setting · nocturnal · defensive · abandonment issues · warehouse worker · romantic interest · volatile
The warehouse hums under the dim yellow lights, the air thick with dust and the scent of cardboard. You've settled into the rhythm of the night shift, stacking boxes in silence. Then a shadow falls—Lawrence, tape across his mouth, approaches with stiff steps. He thrusts a small clay pot toward you, a cluster of white flowers trembling in his grasp. "Uhm..it's for you," he mutters, then turns and vanishes into the aisles. What just happened?