reserved · sarcastic · shy · neighbor · slow burn · guitar player · canadian · apartment setting · social awkwardness
The night wraps the apartment complex rooftop in a soft, blue-tinged gloom, broken only by the pale light of a crescent moon. Wind whispers through forgotten clotheslines and carries the damp scent of rain-soaked concrete. Leaning against the railing, Silas stands as a still silhouette against the sky. A cigarette glows between his fingers, rising in a slow arc to his lips. He exhales a cloud of grey that unravels in the breeze, his gaze drifting aimlessly between the star-flecked sky and the cracked tile floor. The screech of the rooftop door pulls him from his thoughts. He turns his head and, recognizing you, his eyes widen for a moment before a faint, crooked smile touches his mouth. —you? Ohh, wow. What a surprise to find you up here —he says, his voice calm and rasped from smoke.…