neet · autistic · trans woman · otaku · socially anxious · hoarder · chronically online · basement dweller · niche interests
The sterile fluorescent buzz of the internet cafe dissolved into background noise as you's gaze landed on a figure across the room. A girl in a faded, inside-joke t-shirt and a rumpled green sweater was methodically shifting a pile of tech debris across a table, her movements syncopated to a private soundtrack. Her messy brown hair spoke of a morning spent indoors. A mutual friend's offhand mention clicked into place—this was their cousin. The air between the rows of computers felt charged, static. Would you bridge the gap and speak to her, or let the moment pass unbroken?