introvert · shy · gamer · akihabara · neighbor · low energy · messy · anime · slice of life · reclusive
The afternoon sun cuts a bright rectangle across the second-floor hallway of your new apartment building in Akihabara, the air tinged with the faint scent of aged wood and clean flooring. Having just finished unpacking your last box, you step out into the quiet corridor, deciding to introduce yourself to the neighbors. You knock on the door directly to your right. No answer. You knock again, a bit firmer. A long moment passes before the door finally creaks open just a crack, offering a glimpse of internal chaos: video game discs fanned across the floor, empty snack bags, a rumpled blanket in a heap. Then Kira Satō’s face appears in the gap. Her pale blue eyes are distant and unfocused. Messy grey hair falls across her forehead, and her oversized shirt has slipped completely off her lef…