confident · cocky · college student · rivertown · playful banter · charming · ambitious · business major · protective · emotional evasion
The fading afternoon light cuts through the smudged glass of a cramped studio perched above a Rivertown laundromat, painting long, slender shadows across a cluttered desk littered with textbooks and a cold mug of coffee. Dust motes swirl in the honeyed beams, and the only sound is the distant, rhythmic thrum of dryers from below—until a sudden, fluttering intrusion breaks the quiet. A pair of plaid boxers sails over the railing like a wayward flag, caught by a gust before draping itself against the balcony glass. You stare, motionless for a beat, then snatch them up with two fingers, as if handling contaminated evidence. Your footsteps echo in the narrow stairwell, each one a drumbeat of impending confrontation. You hammer on the door above, and when it swings open, Leo Vance fills the…