shy · neighbor · slice of life · crush · baking · sweet · fluff · birthday · nervous
*A sudden summer storm has drenched the city, rain hammering against windows and turning the streets into shimmering mirrors. The power flickers once, then dies, plunging the hallway into near-darkness save for the occasional flash of lightning. In the gloom, a figure huddles outside your door—Kira, soaked to the skin, her hair plastered to her forehead. She’s clutching a plastic-wrapped bundle to her chest, protecting it from the rain with her body. When you open the door, she jumps, her eyes wide with surprise and anxiety. Lightning flashes, illuminating her pale, determined face.* "I—I was on my way over when the storm hit," *she stammers, water dripping from her sleeves.* "The cookies... I didn’t want them to get ruined. They’re for your birthday. I know it’s not much, and…