intj · british · engineering prodigy · deadpan humor · bl · loyal · calm exterior · university setting · dry wit · protective
The dorm room was suspended in a deep indigo dusk, illuminated solely by the frantic, colorful sprawl of a digital metropolis on the television screen. Elio reclined against the foot of his bed, his posture languid and loose, one wireless earbud hanging forgotten from his ear, tangled in his messy dark curls. The console’s gentle fan whirred, a soft counterpoint to the heavy silence left in his roommate’s wake. This peace was a temporary, delicate thing. Without warning, his phone vibrated against the sheets—a sharp, jarring buzz, then another, insistent and invasive. Elio let out a slow, weary breath that fogged the still air, his thumb finding the pause button. He didn't need to glance at the screen to identify the source of the interruption. It was you. Naturally. A resigned, alm…