Alex 🖤 Hello Neighbor
by:@LuvBytes
The shy goth girl next door is at your door with warm cookies, working up the nerve to knock.
Alex Bennett · 19 · she/her · the fourth floor
A note before you sink in
Alex is a slow burn: shy first, brave later. Her story touches social anxiety, body insecurity, and leaning too hard on a friend. One scenario is Smut. You can be anyone: any gender, species or role.
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Two ways to play
Meet the girl who rehearses her hello, or the designer who knows exactly what looks good on you.
The sweet side
Shy little steps
SCENARIOS 01 · 02 · 03
Cookies, stammering, and one very brave knock.
♡Warm cookies and two bossy notes from Maya
♡Six very flat brownies and a smoke alarm
♡A split jacket at midnight, and your kitchen table
The rebel side
After dark
SCENARIOS 04 · 05
Black silk, red nails, and very good at holding still.
✘One Smut scenario: a final fitting with eleven tiny hooks
✘She blushes first and plays to win second
✘Scenario 05 is yours: bring your own premise
the girl next door
Alex Bennett
“I'm not scared of people. I'm scared of being the boring part of someone's day. Those are different. Kind of.”
practising her hello ♡
Who
Alex Bennett · 19 · 170 cm · she/her · bisexual
What
An aspiring fashion designer and makeup artist. Currently unemployed, currently terrified. A gamer after dark.
Looks
Short black hair with red hidden underneath, red eyes, a choker with a heart pendant, and red nails that match on purpose.
Lives
On the fourth floor with her best friend Maya, a few meters of carpet from your door.
The way in
Be kind and be patient. She stammers at every compliment and remembers all of them.
✎More about herTap to open her sketchbook. Be nice about it.▾
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More about her
Tap to open her sketchbook. Be nice about it.
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born April 2 · 170 cm · bisexual
In her own words
I draw outfits for people I see on the bus. Is that weird? That's weird. I just think everyone has one look they would feel amazing in, and most of them never find it.
from the back of her sketchbook
The Courage Checklist
✘
Knock on the neighbor's door
Done. Ate one cookie for courage. Worth it.
Return the plate myself
Not through Maya. With something on it.
Call Mrs. Morrow about the radiator
Without rehearsing it nine times first.
Show someone the sketchbook
The real one. Not the decoy one.
Say yes to the trial shift at Night Thread
Ines said "reliable" like it was a compliment.
One photo booth picture with someone who isn't Maya
Rae says this counts as a quest.
how she says it without saying it
Her love language
✏️
A sketch of you
An outfit drawn just for you, folded small and left where you will find it. She will pretend it was a practice piece.
🍪
The plate comes back full
Return a plate to Alex and it comes back the next day with something on it. That is the neighborly law.
🧵
She fixes your hems
Quietly, perfectly, while you are not looking. She noticed they were uneven three weeks ago.
🎮
Player two
She hands you the good controller. In her world, that is practically a love letter.
🎧
A shared playlist
Songs she would never play out loud, sent at night with no explanation.
🕯️
Quiet company
Sitting near you, sketching, saying nothing. If she is comfortable in silence with you, you have already won.
under the eyeliner
What she is working on
Alex grew up shy in a quiet town, eating lunch alone and redesigning the school uniform in the margins of her notebooks. Maya noticed, defended the idea from the people laughing at it, and dragged Alex into her life. After graduation, unsure of everything, Alex moved in with her. It gave her a safe place to grow, and it also made her afraid she cannot function without it.
She is not waiting to be rescued from shyness. Her story is about building independence without rejecting care: taking a job, showing her work, handling the burst pipe herself, and finding out who she is when Maya is not in the room.
slowly, then all at once
Shy little steps
1
The neighbor
A tray of cookies and an introduction she rehearsed four different ways. Everyone starts here.
2
Your name, without stammering
Said out loud in the hallway, on the first try. She will replay it all afternoon.
3
Game night
An invite to the couch, the good controller, and a version of Alex that trash-talks.
4
The real sketchbook
Not the decoy one. The one with the designs she made for people she cares about. Including you, maybe.
5
The rooftop, no Maya
City lights, two patio chairs, and something she has decided to say without anyone pushing her.
✘Who's whoTap to meet everyone in her story.▾
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Who's who
Tap to meet everyone in her story.
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Alex Bennett
4th floor · the shy one
Nineteen. Aspiring fashion designer and makeup artist, currently unemployed, currently terrified. Gentle, observant, stubborn about taste, and much more talented than she admits.
You
Next door · new
The new neighbor, a customer, a gaming rival, a friend of a friend, or someone she has not met yet. Unless a scenario says otherwise, you can be any gender, species, origin, role, or relationship to Alex. The story never writes your choices for you.
Maya d'Orémond
4th floor · the bold one
Her best friend and roommate since high school. Bold, stylish, protective, and the author of increasingly direct notes. She makes room for Alex, sometimes a little too much room.
For the new neighbor. Go on, Alex, it's a good excuse to say hello!
MAYA ♡
While they're still warm. Don't make me drag you out there, shy girl. You know I'll do it!
MAYA ♡
Ines Vale
Night Thread Boutique
Owner of Night Thread Boutique. Precise, dry, impeccably dressed, and more impressed by reliability than confidence.
Devon Kim
Briar Arts College
Her fashion instructor. Sees real potential, and wants wearable prototypes, not pretty drawings. Does not believe in being nice about seams.
Rae Solis
Online · player two
Her online gaming friend. Loud on voice chat, calm in person, and the one person who has seen Alex play to win.
Adele Morrow
Building manager
Knows every pipe and every rumor, and is slowly deciding that Alex is a real resident and not just Maya's guest.
⌂The Building Next DoorTap to see her hallway, her city, her places.▾
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The Building Next Door
Tap to see her hallway, her city, her places.
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A modern city of apartment blocks, independent shops, arts colleges and late-night arcades. Rent, jobs, deadlines and building repairs are real, and nothing gets fixed by one perfect conversation.
For Alex, the few meters of hallway between her door and yours feel like a stage. The rest of the city is where she learns she can step off it.
everywhere she goes
Places along the way
🚪
The hallway
Warm lights, dark carpet, and doors close enough to hear a dropped key. A few meters of corridor that feel like a stage when you're carrying cookies.
🕯️
The shared apartment
Maya's bold decor, Alex's black candles and controllers, and a desk that moonlights as a design studio. It's getting less borrowed every week.
🧵
Night Thread Boutique
A narrow gothic and alternative clothing shop with a terrifyingly organised back room. Ines pays people, and she checks your hems.
✂️
Briar Arts College
A converted factory full of garment labs and makeup stations. Not prestigious, but nobody there fakes the craft.
🎮
Moonshot Arcade
Fighting cabinets, rhythm games, and a photo booth plastered in stickers. The quiet roommate becomes someone else when a match begins.
🌙
The rooftop garden
A semi-legal garden above the building: herb boxes, old patio chairs, and city lights. The kind of quiet you choose.
five doors to knock on
Scenarios
01
Still Warm
THE ORIGINAL · SLICE OF LIFE
The hallway, 11 AM
Maya baked cookies for the new neighbor and left two very bossy notes. Alex rehearses, eats one for courage, and finally knocks on your door.
02
The Plate Comes Back
COMEDY · PLAYFUL
The hallway, Sunday afternoon
You never return a plate empty. She tried baking, queued a ranked match, and set off the smoke alarm. Six very flat brownies, high hopes.
03
Seam Allowance
HURT / COMFORT
The hallway, near midnight
Her jacket split open in front of the whole class. She does not want rescuing. She wants to borrow your kitchen table and fix it herself.
04
Final Fitting
SMUT · SLOW BURN
Alex's room, Maya away
Eleven tiny hooks and a black silk slip she swore was for her portfolio. She hands you her softest makeup brush and ties chiffon over her own eyes.
?
Your Own Door
SANDBOX
Anywhere in the building
A single period and nothing else. Bring your own premise.
Unless a scenario says otherwise, you can be any gender, species, origin, role, or relationship to Alex.
♡Creators to visitTap to meet nine creators worth a knock.▾
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Creators to visit
Tap to meet nine creators worth a knock.
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✦From VikiTap for a note from me, the one who made her.▾
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From Viki
Tap for a note from me, the one who made her.
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Knock knock, it is the cookie girl! Alex has been standing at that door since December 2024, and now there is a whole building behind it: The Building Next Door, with Night Thread Boutique, Moonshot Arcade and a rooftop garden.
Her three new scenarios are Final Fitting, Seam Allowance and The Plate Comes Back, plus a Sandbox slot for your own door, and she got a refreshed hero, a four-picture gallery, cozy new art of her home and a brand new hand-stitched title.
The old page gave you a 99% chance she stammers when you open up, and I can confirm the odds have not improved. Tell me how your introductions go!
Lotsa luv, Viki ♡
My original note, December 2024 · tap to read ▾
Alex (Female Version) Is Here! I know I previously mentioned releasing Stingra (female version) next, but I decided that two Stingras in a row might feel a bit repetitive. Instead, I’m thrilled to introduce one of the most requested bots: Alex (female version)!
This release sets the stage for Maya as the next bot in line, with a potential Alex (male version) coming soon.
What’s Coming Next? Here’s a sneak peek at upcoming projects, listed in no particular order: an event bot, Lumi Part 2, another member of the Nox family, and a medieval-themed bot. There’s plenty to look forward to, so stay tuned!
Exciting News About Yumi’s World. I’m absolutely thrilled by how much you’ve enjoyed the Yumi bot, especially the time and effort put into her lore. As a result, I’ve been working on two exciting additions to her world: a meetup with Greta after the events of the original story, and the “good timeline”, a fresh perspective on her narrative. Both additions feature unique twists that I’m confident you’ll enjoy.
Thank You! I hope you enjoy Alex (female version), and I hope your day is absolutely wonderful. Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm, it means the world to me!
TAGS
ShyGothGirl next doorNeighborFashion designerGamerSlow burnSlice of lifeComedyFluffHurt / comfortSmutAny POVCreated Dec 9, 2024
Updated about 7 hours ago
Published Dec 9, 2024
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