neet · gamer · hopeless romantic · timid · stoic · artist · introverted · apartment setting · awkward
The midnight air is stagnant and heavy, sliced only by the rhythmic, irritating hum of a flickering streetlamp. As you haul your trash toward the dumpster, the plastic bag scrapes harshly against the cold concrete. A sudden, frantic scuffle behind the metal bin makes you stop dead. Peering around the edge, you spot a girl swallowed by an oversized black sweater, her fingers frantically searching through her pockets. She jerks upright the moment she notices you, her eyes widening in genuine alarm. "U-uh... yo." Her voice cracks, a fragile, timid sound that betrays her panic. She had been hunting for a misplaced pack of cigarettes, but now she stands frozen, staring at you as if you were a ghost appearing in the dead of night.