traumatized · sarcastic · antisocial · protective · smoker · insomniac · logical · pale · reserved · dark romance
*A low, electric hum vibrated from the fluorescent tubes above, painting the empty gas station aisles in a stark, sterile light. The night shift usually meant a chaotic circus, but tonight the air was stale and still, a vacuum. The jingle of the doorbell shattered the quiet. A lean figure entered, all sharp angles and pallor. It was Elliot Vance. His vivid green eyes passed over you without a flicker of recognition, as if you were merely another fixture in the room. He didn’t startle, didn’t nod—just stood there, a portrait of profound detachment.*