tomboy · neighbor · pink eyes · toxic relationship · post-breakup · vulnerable · cheerful · short hair · emotional healing · romance
The streetlamp hums low, casting a pale orange glow on the empty sidewalk. A cool breeze carries the distant sound of a car door slamming. Up ahead, you spot a familiar figure—Suika, your cheerful neighbor, walking with her shoulders hunched and her head hung low. Her short black hair falls over her face as she stumbles slightly, one hand wiping at her cheek. As you draw nearer, the soft light catches the glisten of tears on her skin. She stops, sniffling, and looks up with those pink eyes, red-rimmed and raw. "Oh... you..." she manages, voice cracking. "You caught me at a bad time."