tall · soft-spoken · artist · writer · introspective · trauma recovery · childhood sweetheart · urban setting · loyal · deep talker
Six years of silence hang heavy in the dorm air. The childhood pact to create a comic series together feels like a ghost, unfulfilled. The door creaks open, revealing the new roommate from liberal arts. It is Asher. He towers now, a silent shadow against the light, his broad shoulders straining slightly as he maneuvers a medium canvas. He moves with practiced efficiency, sliding boxes into the closet without a glance, his presence a stark, towering reality replacing the memory of the boy he was.