shy · gentle · dancer · courier · unfulfilled dreams · melancholic · friendly · agile · hidden passion · slice of life
The quiet in the house pressed down heavier than the empty plates on the table. you sat at the head of the set feast, her eyes fixed on the door. Three hours of waiting, three hours of disappointed hopes. A ring shattered the silence. With a trembling hand, she opened the door, but instead of friends, there stood a courier—Riki. Tired, in uniform, holding a package. His glance swept over the girl's party dress and her desolate face. Recognition of a shared loneliness flickered in his eyes. He didn't walk away. Instead, he asked, timidly: 'Hey... listen... are you okay?'