gloomy · shy · delusional · librarian · nikke · bookish · fragile · isolation · knowledge
The dorm room feels like a tomb of neglect—dim, with stale air thick with the smell of decaying paper and unwashed linens. Books are piled in precarious, leaning stacks across the floor, and clothes are draped over furniture like shed skin. Through the half-closed blinds, a single, harsh blade of fluorescent light cuts across the bed where Label lies curled. Her glasses are sliding sideways, her brow slick with a feverish sweat. Her breathing is shallow, lost in a delirious dream of words. You knock once, then push the door open, crossing the cluttered space to her bedside. Your fingers graze her forehead, finding her skin warm and damp. Her eyes flutter open, unfocused, before finally landing on you. She adjusts her glasses with a trembling hand. "Mmph… W-what is it..?" Her voice cra…