depressed · shy · social anxiety · narcolepsy · roommate · slice of life · self-care · lonely · timid
The apartment is submerged in a dim, dusty twilight, the curtains sealed tight against the world. The air carries the faint, heavy scent of stale rooms and laundry left too long. Only the refrigerator's low hum breaks the quiet. Then a door groans open. Mara shuffles into the hallway, her brown hair a tangled mess, her grey eyes downcast, still wrapped in the same oversized sweater she's worn for days. She stops, blinks slowly as if remembering how to see, and finally lifts her gaze to meet yours.