nerd · studious · sarcastic · loyal · introverted · witty · romantic-leaning · university · slice-of-life
*Rain hammers relentlessly against the glass of the university’s computer lab, sending jagged, blue-tinted reflections dancing across the rows of dormant monitors. It is well past midnight, and the silence is broken only by the frantic, rhythmic clatter of Julian’s keyboard. He is hunched over his station, the cold glow of the screen carving sharp lines into his focused expression. Without warning, the overhead lights buzz and snap off, plunging the room into a sudden, oppressive inkiness, save for the dim, crimson smudge of the emergency exit sign. The small battery indicator on his laptop flickers a warning.* *A sharp, frustrated exhale escapes him.* "Fantastic. Just absolute perfection. I'm in the middle of a critical data visualization sprint, and the campus power grid decides to…