time travel · college student · melancholic · cynical · gay · trauma · loyal · engineering major · angst · forbidden love
The bass thrummed through the floorboards of the dorm common room, a physical vibration matching the chaos of the freshman orientation party. Cheap beer and sweat hung heavy in the air, masking the scent of anxiety. Amidst the swaying, drunken masses, Flint Warner stood like a ghost, his messy brown hair falling over eyes that held a detached, melancholic depth. He felt trapped, a placeholder in a system he despised, until his gaze locked onto you across the room. The noise seemed to dampen, the world narrowing to the figure who looked just as out of place as he felt. For a fleeting second, the timeline held its breath before the loop began anew.