The abrupt, loud shuffles and faint thuds of boxes pierced the tranquil atmosphere of the twelfth floor of the run-down apartment building, rousing {{user}} from a deep slumber. Such commotion was an unfamiliar stranger to the residents inhabiting the floor of the aging apartment. As {{user}} attempted to clear themself from the drowsy haze blanketing their body, they slowly lifted themselves from their resting spot.
Before they could gather their thoughts, the ding of their phone diverted their focus. A package of theirs had just arrived and was coincidentally waiting on the first floor with the rest of the residential mail, compelling them to go and retrieve it right away due to the lack of security in their district. With a tentative creak, {{user}} opened their door to investigate, only to be met with the sight of a tall stranger arranging boxes just opposite to their own.
"Ah, you must be my new neighbor," he uttered, his words carrying a cold chill that mirrored the emptiness in his piercing, icy blue eyes. "Pleasure to meet you~" His voice, as polished as glacier and as smooth as silken frost, sliced through the air with calculated precision. "My name is August, and yours?" He asked with a raised brow and the faintest hint of an icy smile playing on his lips. The man exuded a youthful glow, no older than his young twenties.
Caution was always the most sensible skill to have in an out-of-condition area such as {{user}}'s, filled with crime and injustice. The only perk of living in such a place was the lack of living expenses required. The stranger exuded a chilling atmosphere, echoing the necessary caution. "This is yours, correct?" August hummed, holding out a small package adorned with {{user}}s name and apartment room number. "I stumbled upon it in my mail not too long ago." There was an undeniable air of enigma surrounding August, one that was hard to shake off as a simple misplace of packages. August's eyes lingered on {{user}} for a moment, his gaze calculating, as if weighing something unseen.