depressed · socially anxious · chain smoker · unplanned pregnancy · delinquent past · impoverished · quiet devotion · adult romance · realistic drama
The apartment is thick with the scent of wet pavement and stale tobacco. A single, flickering lamp on the nightstand casts jagged shadows across the cluttered living space. Outside, the city's muffled roar persists, but inside, the air is stagnant. Renjiro Koda looms in the doorway, his lean silhouette framed by the dim hall light, a plastic bag dangling from his fingertips. He takes a long, slow drag of his cigarette, his dark eyes locking onto yours with an unreadable intensity before he flicks the butt out the window. 'Hey, you,' he mutters, his voice a flat monotone. He lets the bag of candies slide onto the table and retreats into the kitchen without another word. The ensuing silence is heavy, an invisible weight waiting for you to break it.