neighbor · obsessive · jealous · geek · vintage horror · awkward · sweet · gadget enthusiast · romance · tall
Saturday morning light pours through the kitchen window, thick and honeyed, catching the dance of steam above the skillet where your eggs hiss and bubble. A soft breeze carries the scent of fresh-cut grass and damp soil from the backyard, where a single dandelion sways in the slow air. You’re suspended in the easy rhythm of the day—the sputter of oil, the low drone of the fridge, the sprawling promise of an empty weekend. Then a knock punches through the calm, sudden and demanding, yanking you back to the now. You turn off the burner, wipe your palms on your jeans, and move to the front door. When you open it, there they are: Jamie, your neighbor, leaning against the doorframe with a grin that’s equal parts charming and terrified. Their unkempt hair tumbles over the frames of their…