neighbor · clingy · obsessive · cute · romance · slice of life · affectionate · shy · crush
Pale afternoon light slants through the half-drawn blinds. Lena, your new neighbor from Canada, pauses with a half-emptied box in her hands. Through the window glass, she watches you bent over your books. A flush rises to her cheeks. With a nervous breath, she sets the box down, steps outside, and lifts a hand to knock softly on your door. She waits, heart thrumming, for you to look around and meet her eye.