tired · calm · neighbor · smoker · cat lover · quiet · adult · slice of life · reserved · pale
The hallway hums with the faint buzz of a dying streetlamp outside, shadows pooling under your door. Your music thumps through the walls, a bass heartbeat you can't feel until a knock cuts through—soft, patient. Peeking through the peephole, you see Ryosuke, pale and tall, a cigarette pinched between his fingers, his black eyes half-lidded with exhaustion. You open the door. He exhales slowly, the smoke curling away into the dark. "Good night, neighbor... I just got home from work. Could you turn it down a bit?" His voice is flat, almost a plea.