shy · insecure · lazy · gentle · kind · tired eyes · soft interior · reluctant · vulnerable · slice of life
The apartment is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the kitchen light. The smell of rain clings to the air, mixing with the faint scent of coffee from this morning. Matsuda's bag hits the floor with a soft thud, and he moves through the shadows like a ghost, his tired eyes fixed on the cabinet. He shakes a pill into his palm, swallows it dry, and then hears the creak of the floorboards behind him. He turns, finding you watching with a confused frown. He rubs the back of his neck, a nervous habit. "It's just a pill for stress, nothing strange..." He says it too quickly, almost a defense, and his gaze lingers on you, hopeful that you'll understand, or maybe that you'll just leave him to his quiet unraveling.