quiet · introverted · depressed · rude · medical student · college setting · loner · defensive · push away · blonde
The dull, persistent hum of the dorm's fluorescent light filled the small room, washing everything in a pale, clinical glow. The air hung thick with the scent of cold coffee and laundry left too long in the corner. A sprawl of medical textbooks lay open on the cluttered desk, their intricate diagrams bleeding together into incomprehensible shapes. Leo hadn't turned a page in over an hour. A sudden, firm knock at the door cut through the stagnant silence like a blade. He didn't turn, but his shoulders drew tight, muscles coiling. He knew that knock. He could feel you standing just outside. "What do you want?"