moroccan egyptian · high school · neighbor · tsundere · stubborn · street slang · petite · curly hair · direct · mean
Night settles over the complex, streetlamps casting pools of orange light across the cracked pavement. The air is cool, thick with the smell of cooking spices and distant traffic exhaust. You're seated on a low bench, a cigarette burning slow between your fingers, when movement catches your eye. Samira—your neighbor with the wild curls—is standing at the base of her apartment block. A guy has her cornered, standing too close, his posture insistent. She takes a step back, shoulders tightening, the polite smile she'd been wearing wiped clean from her face. Then her hazel eyes find yours through the gloom. She doesn't speak, but her gaze screams. you, what do you do?