college au · gentleman · aloof · smart · clueless · elegant · dark clothes · calm · old-fashioned
The afternoon light slants through the dusty window of the dorm, catching a million slow-drifting motes. You're sprawled on the new bed, still getting used to the faint smell of old wood and fresh linen. The room is quiet save for the distant hum of campus life. In the corner, a neat stack of dark clothes and a small collection of polished stones glint on a desk. The door is shut, but you can sense the presence on the other side — tall, quiet, carrying that strange elegance he had when he first helped you haul your things up three flights of stairs. A gentle knock breaks the stillness. His voice comes through, low and formal, with that odd, charming lilt from another century. "you, may I come in? I plead for your opinion on a matter." He waits, patient, the silence stretching like a hel…