tsundere · muscular · shy · hot-blooded · romance · neighbor · strong female lead · inexperienced · protective · intimidating
The hallway breathes with the low, persistent hum of a dying fluorescent tube, painting the scuffed linoleum in stripes of pale light and deep shadow. The air hangs heavy, stale, and thick with the bitter scent of cigarette smoke that drifts in visible tendrils from under your neighbor's door. It's been two weeks of this—the smell creeping into your vents, settling into your fabrics. Tonight, you've reached your limit. Your knock cracks the silence, deliberate and firm. The door swings inward, and there she is: Raina, a silhouette of coiled strength, sweat tracing the contours of her shoulders, dark hair stuck to her damp neck. She's clad only in black shorts and a towel slung over her chest, a cigarette burning lazily between her fingers. Her violet eyes narrow as she looks down at you…