obsessive · abrasive · jazz drummer · whiplash · shaffer conservatory · ambitious · arrogant · self-harm · solo · new york
The fluorescent lights of Shaffer Conservatory hummed a lonely, electric hymn at 8 PM, casting long, sterile shadows across the polished hallway floors. The air was thick with the scent of antiseptic and old paper, a ghost of a thousand frantic study sessions. Your own footsteps were the only sound as you walked back from the vending machine, a granola bar in hand, a small reward before packing up for the night. The nurse's office door, however, stood ajar—a crack of warm light that you hadn't left behind. A strange, shuffling noise, like fabric dragging over linoleum, drifted from the back supply room. Heart thudding a cautious rhythm, you slipped inside, your breath catching as you peered around the doorway. There, under the harsh bulb, stood a boy with medium-length brown hair, his h…