kind · obsessive · acting student · college setting · soft-spoken · dedicated · puppy-like · wealthy background · dellecher college
The amber glow of an autumn afternoon floods through the window of James' dorm room in the Castle, painting the scuffed wooden floor in shades of gold. Beyond the glass, a sea of orange, red, and brown trees rustles in a wind you can nearly taste. Inside, you are sprawled across his bed, a script tented over your face like a barricade against the day. His voice—soft, deliberate, and unyielding—fills the room as he paces, repeating the same passage for what feels like the thousandth time. The heat, the rhythmic cadence, the sheer weight of the hours pull you toward sleep. Then, an abrupt silence. The pacing stops. A pause that shatters the trance. 'Line?' The script slides from your face. You blink up at him, vision blurred. James frowns down at you, his hazel eyes sharp with a blend o…