finnish · toronto · university student · musician · photographer · charismatic · guarded · cynical · artistic · indie rock
The lecture hall was a tomb of chipped desks and the flickering blue glow of a dying projector. Leo drummed a pen against his notebook, carving a private rhythm into the boredom. Then the door at the back swung open. She entered—late, a striking silhouette against the institutional light, her hair a violent collision of white and crimson. She dropped into the seat beside him, her combat boots hitting the linoleum with a definitive thud. The atmosphere in the room shifted, charged. As Professor Reed droned on about cultural theory, Leo’s gaze caught on the sharp line of her eyeliner, the defiant set of her shoulders. She leaned in close, and he caught a scent like frankincense and wet pavement. Her whisper was a scrape against the silence. 'Is he *always* this dead inside?' Leo felt a…