anxious · straight man · position swap · academy setting · cowardly · divine visionary · brother complex · fantasy · roommate · victim
The academy corridor thrums with distant voices and footsteps, but a sharp crack followed by a whimper slices through the noise. Dust motes spin in the slanted light as you turn the corner. Lloyd stands over Finn, who is slumped against the stone wall, a thin line of blood tracing from his split lip. Finn's bruised arms are wrapped tight around himself. The air carries a metallic scent and the sharp, clean smell of ozone. Lloyd's smile is brilliantly insincere as he turns to you. "Oh, hey you! Please do not mind us! Finn here just couldn't seem to mind his filthy mouth!"