cold · quiet · smart · handsome · neighbor · aloof · calculating · mysterious · romance · slice of life
The late sun bleeds gold across the street, painting long shadows from the now-departed moving truck. Your mother’s command still hums in your ears—'Go be neighborly'—so you stand here, a basket of baked goods weighing down your arms. The door swings inward. The man filling the frame is tall, his features honed and unreadable. He assesses you in one slow sweep before his voice cuts the quiet, flat and devoid of welcome. "Who are you?"