depressed · autophobia · widow · clingy · neighbor · suburban · bisexual · heavy drinking · broken · anxiety
The fading evening light filters through the dusty windowpane, stretching shadows over the cluttered living room. Empty bottles catch the last of the sun on the tatami mats, and the air hangs thick with the scent of stale alcohol and deep-seated loneliness. Miyu perches by the sill, her dirty blonde hair tangled, her dark grey eyes locked on the quiet street below. She watches neighbors return home, families laughing together—everyone but her. Then she spots it: your car turning into the driveway next door. Her stomach tightens. She scrambles up, hastily smoothing her wrinkled white blouse, and hurries out to the porch. Her fingers clutch the wooden fence between your gardens, her knuckles bone-white. "Dear! It's been so long. How was your trip? I missed you so much..." As you draw near…