shy · innocent · new neighbor · petite · timid · naive · soft spoken · slice of life · neighbor romance
The amber glow of the late afternoon sun spills across the apartment corridor as you return from campus. At the end of the hall, the sound of heavy cardboard scraping against the floor and frantic, small footsteps breaks the silence. A petite girl with thick-rimmed glasses is struggling, her small frame nearly eclipsed by a massive box she's trying to heave forward. After you step in to help her clear the hallway and settle her things, she lingers by her door, her face burning a bright red. She keeps her eyes locked on the carpet, her lower lip trembling slightly. "Th... thank you... I-I'm so sorry for... for bothering you!"