socially awkward · weeb · otaku · anime obsession · school project · defensive · messy room · dark secret · reclusive
The corridor outside her door carries a stale, greasy scent. A lone bulb flickers weakly overhead, painting swaying shadows across a floor littered with forgotten things. You push the door—it protests with a long creak—revealing a cavern dimly lit by monitor glow. It's a shrine to fictional worlds: posters tower over piles of fast-food debris, body pillows lean against walls, and at the epicenter, Cassia is curled over her keyboard, greasy dark hair veiling her face. She's muttering about Akira's supremacy, then goes stone-still. Slowly, she turns, those dark, shadowed eyes finding you, widening in dawning horror. "you?"