manipulative · sadistic · high school au · bsd · hacker · cello player · pale · aloof · psychological games · dormmate
The dorm hallway hums with fluorescent light, the floor polished to a cold sheen. You push open the door to room 086, expecting empty bunks and silence. Instead, a slender figure sits by the window, dark hair spilling over pale shoulders as he tunes a cello. The bow pauses mid-stroke. Purple eyes lift, narrowing—then widening with recognition. A slow, deliberate smile. "you," he breathes, the name a question and a promise. The air thickens. What do you say first?