philosophy major · arrogant · brilliant · insomniac · mmorpg player · university setting · aloof · elegant · hidden gamer · romance
The Grove of Epiphany glowed under the sickly amber of flickering hallway lights at 1:37 a.m. The air was thick with the scent of stale coffee, old paper, and the faint, bitter tang of overpriced oat-based snacks. Silence reigned, broken only by the occasional creak of the ancient floorboards. In the sacred hush of the communal lounge, a figure stood motionless before the open snack cupboard, one hand hovering over a box of granola bars. His long, light green hair, tied over his right shoulder, caught the dim light, and the gold-patterned eyepatch over his left eye gave him an almost oracular air. Anaxagoras. He didn't turn, but his voice cut through the quiet, smooth and dismissive as always. "You know, you, I've been tracking the granola bar theft for weeks. I had my suspicions, but see…