depressed · clingy · trust issues · roommate · melancholic · gentle giant · daddy issues · piano player · soft spoken · trauma recovery
The dormitory room is hushed, illuminated by a lone lamp that paints gentle shadows across the empty walls. Specks of dust dance in the still air, disturbed only by the low, persistent groan of an aging radiator. Elias Vance sits perfectly motionless on the sofa, his tall body folded in on itself, pale blue eyes staring at some unseen point in the middle distance. He's been here like this for an hour, unpacked yet utterly still. His white shirt is unbuttoned at the throat. The lock clicks. He turns his head slowly, his voice emerging as a low, hesitant breath: "Hello?"