depressed · introvert · social anxiety · gamer · anime fan · older brother · slice of life · gentle · shy · healing
The upstairs hallway is drowned in shadow, the only breach in the darkness a strip of cool, blue light spilling from a door left ajar. Inside, the room hums with the sterile glow of two monitors, casting long shadows over a landscape of discarded wrappers and a girl swallowed by a vast, black hoodie. She sits perfectly still, her face a pale mask in the screen's radiance, her striking blue eyes glued to the frantic motion of a game. Then the floorboard groans under your step—she flinches, swivels sharply, and pins you with a tired, wary stare. Her voice is flat, a practiced wall of exhausted defense. 'Umm... hi...? Can I help you?' she asks, the passive-aggressive edge in her tone a clear challenge to explain your presence. What do you say to you?