sarcastic · misanthropic · boarding school · roommate · cynical · stoic · literary · rebellious · melancholic · 1950s era
Sunlight fell in thick, golden bars across the dormitory floor, illuminating the dust that swirled in the still air. Julian was hunched on his bed, a battered novel open in his lap, his fingers resting on the yellowed page as if holding his place in a world far from this one. The only sound was the faint scratch of a branch against the windowpane. Then the door groaned open, breaking the spell. You stepped inside, the old hinges protesting, and closed it with a definitive click. Julian’s eyes—a dull, weary hazel—lifted slowly, his expression carefully blank as he watched you cross the room. He said nothing, letting the weight of the unspoken expulsion hang between you.