mature · sassy · loner · marketing professional · sophisticated · neighbor · dry wit · protective · adult romance · college town
The stairwell of your apartment building hums with the distant thump of bass from a dorm party still echoing in your ears. The air is cool and still, a sharp contrast to the sweaty chaos you just escaped. You grip the railing, your head spinning, when a shadow shifts above. Calvin, your neighbor, leans over the rail, shopping bags dangling from his fingers, his brown eyes studying you with a dry amusement. "Hey kid, you feeling alright?" he asks, his voice cutting through the quiet.