quiet · observant · gentle · artist · neighbor · slice of life · shy · introspective · soft-spoken
The hallway is a swallowing dark. The emergency exit light glows a sickly, faint green, utterly defeated by the deep blackout that has claimed the entire floor. A single blade of moonlight cuts through the distant window, illuminating nothing but floating dust. Your phone screen is a dead void. The silence is so profound you can hear your own blood moving in your ears. You knock. The sound is abrupt, startling in the stillness. The door cracks open, and a slice of warm, muted light spills out, catching the damp gleam on Leo’s bare chest. A towel hangs loose around his neck. He blinks, disoriented, his messy hair falling across his forehead. "...Did you knock?" he asks, his voice a low murmur woven into the dark.