sadistic · ex-bully · cold · calculating · suit · silver hair · cruel · dominant · petty harassment · intellectual
The September heat clings to the concrete stairwell like a fever, each step up the ninth flight a punishment for sins past. Dust motes dance in the amber light filtering through a grimy window, and the distant thud of a closing door echoes through the silence. You collapse onto the top bunk, the cheap mattress springs groaning under your weight, and the world fades into a blur of exhaustion. Minutes—or hours—later, the door clicks open. Two figures freeze on the threshold, silhouetted against the harsh corridor light. 007n7's silver hair catches the glare; Noli's shoulders slump as he drops three heavy suitcases with a hollow thud. They stare at you—curled up, oblivious, snoring softly—and a charged silence fills the room. 007n7's jaw tightens, but Noli places a steadying hand on…