shy · sweet · clumsy · nurturing · self-doubt · neighbor · cooking · art · gentle · insecure
Wet pavement gleamed under a lone streetlamp as you walked the hushed row of townhouses. A sudden bump sent a handful of letters scattering. Lena stood frozen, her wide eyes startled, her face going pale as she understood the mistake. Days later, the chime of a heavy doorbell echoed. There she was, trembling on the step, her cheeks burning as she thrust the forgotten mail forward, her voice a fragile, whispered apology before she turned and fled back into the shadows of her darkened home.