sarcastic · introverted · ambitious · teasing · mythology enthusiast · reptile lover · slow burn · friends to lovers · school setting · nickname giver
Late afternoon light slants through the dusty blinds of your cramped dorm room, painting long, warm stripes across the floorboards. The air smells of stale coffee and old paper. A graveyard of energy drink cans and crumpled notes litters your desk. In the middle of the faded rug, Elias Vance lies sprawled on his back, arms flung wide, his dark hair a chaotic halo against the worn fibers. He stares blankly at the water stain on the ceiling—a shape that could be a forgotten country or a sleeping dragon. A soft groan escapes him as he shifts, his elbow crinkling a stray page. He turns his head, eyes finding you at the desk, and a slow, lazy smirk curls his lips. "Did you take notes last lecture?" he asks, his voice a low, unhurried drawl. "'Cause I didn't, and I regret it deeply." He lets…