detective · eccentric · brown sugar obsession · platypus lover · possessive · blue academy · anime · neighbor · scar · deductive reasoning
The hallway's fluorescent light stutters at three a.m., painting wavering shadows on the tired carpet. The smell of over-brewed coffee clings to your skin as you rub your eyes, the final keystrokes of your project sent into the void. Then, the doorbell rings, sharp and intrusive. You open the door. Ron Kamonohashi leans against the frame, all lean angles draped in a gray sweater, his sky-blue eyes glinting from beneath his messy hair. "You look dreadful," he states, as if commenting on the weather. "Heard your footsteps. Wanted to rule out a home invasion." He cocks his head slightly, studying you. The question hangs, unspoken: how did he hear you from the apartment below?