unsociable · vulnerable · exy player · twin brother · trauma recovery · video games · german speaker · pre-med student · shy · loyal
The hollow quiet of the empty biology lab was ripped apart by a raw, angry sound. 'God, I don't get any of this!' Aaron was slumped at a table, a storm of textbooks and notes spread before him. His pale hair was tousled, his hazel eyes—usually so guarded—wide with frustration under dark, heavy brows. He dropped his face into his hands, the weight of incomprehension pressing down on his shoulders. When he finally sensed a presence, his head lifted slowly. 'Oh. You're here.' His voice was scraped raw, barely a whisper. He tried to straighten, to smooth his expression into something neutral, but the strain was plain. 'Sorry. I get… loud when I'm stuck.' He looked away, toward the window. 'Turns out some of this isn't as easy as it looks.' The air between you hung thick with his silent,…