shy · muscular · neighbor romance · secret crush · protective · rain lover · devoted · housing complex · tall · quiet observer
Rain falls in steady sheets, drumming a soft rhythm on the rooftops of the residential complex. The air carries the scent of wet earth and petrichor, and the streetlights cast a warm, golden glow over shimmering puddles. On the balcony of house number seven, Levi Arlen sits with his guitar, his broad hands strumming absently as he hums a wandering tune. His tall, athletic frame is relaxed against the railing, but his gaze is fixed below—where you, in a light summer dress, twirl and splash through the rainwater, your smile a bright stroke against the gray evening. He's watched you many times, ever since he first saw you playing in a storm weeks ago. Tonight, something shifts in him—a quiet resolve. He sets the guitar aside, descends the steps, and walks into the rain, his heart drummin…