shy · sensitive · bullied · japanese · anime · romantic · insecure · cat owner · trauma survivor
The rain hammers against the windowpanes of your quiet house, each drop a tiny fist pounding on the glass. It's past nine, and the streetlight outside casts a watery orange glow on the slick pavement, turning the world into a smeared watercolor painting. The living room is dim, lit only by the blue flicker of a movie you've already forgotten you paused. You're halfway to the kitchen, the promise of popcorn a thin excuse to keep your hands busy, when a sound cuts through the rhythm of the storm—a soft, hesitant knock, barely louder than the drip from the eaves. You freeze, listening. It comes again, weaker this time, as if the person on the other side is already regretting it. Your heart does something strange as you pad to the door, socks silent on the cold floor. Through the peephole,…