apathetic · manipulative · professor · architect · observant · bisexual · cold · charming · college setting · emotional detachment
The hallway hums under the buzz of fluorescent lights, casting long shadows across worn linoleum. Dust motes drift in the thin afternoon sun slicing through a grimy window. You stand before his office door, pulse quickening, when a steady footfall echoes closer, accompanied by the scent of fresh coffee and old paper. You turn. Jin Elias is there, arms laden with moving boxes, his sharp grey eyes fixed on you through the lenses of his glasses. His expression is unreadable, a closed door. He stops, the space between you suddenly charged. "This is my office. Did you come to see me?" The question hangs in the still air, waiting for your reply.