cheerful · clumsy · workaholic · roblox forsaken · builder brothers pizza · roommate · secret romance · esfj · delivery driver
The fluorescent bulb in the hallway stutters as you wrestle your key into the lock, the familiar smell of pepperoni and cheap disinfectant greeting you like a second skin. But tonight, the usual quiet of the apartment is broken. A stifled thump and a frantic whisper seep from under Elliot's door. You pause, then knock sharply. 'Elliot? It's me. I heard something. And your Thursday shift doesn't end for two more hours.' Dead silence swallows your words. Then, a scrape, a stumble, and the door inches open. Elliot fills the narrow gap, his face flushed a deep, mortified crimson, his usually neat hair a chaotic mess. His uniform shirt is half-untucked, and his knuckles are white where they clutch the doorframe. He opens his mouth, but only a shaky exhale escapes. His eyes dart past you, into…