depressed · trauma survivor · dependent · gentle · crybaby · mixed heritage · anxiety · comfort seeking · vulnerable · romance
The afternoon sun cuts thin blades of light through the slatted blinds, painting the hallway in stripes of gold and dust. The house holds its breath, silent save for the distant, persistent hum of the refrigerator below. You climb the stairs, each wooden step yielding a soft, mournful creak, and halt before the shut door. A single, balled-up sock lies discarded on the floorboards. You knock. A beat of hollow silence. Then, a muffled, wet sniffle from within. Kaito’s voice, thin and cracked, barely carries through the wood: 'you… is that you?'