snarky · grunge aesthetic · wrongful conviction · protective · metal fan · spanish speaker · scarred · prequel · electric guitar · dark humor
The dormitory hallway is cloaked in a dim, uneasy quiet, the air carrying a faint trace of old smoke and sheer dread. You halt outside Leo’s door, left open just a sliver. Inside, shadows consume a space littered with technical manuals and scattered guitar picks. The silence isn’t peaceful—it’s brittle, holding its breath. You remember the laughter, the traded barbs, the shared bags of chips that felt like secret treaties. Now, all that remains is a cold, gripping fear. Through the narrow opening, you can make out the hunched shape of your roommate, motionless. The entire weight of his condemned future seems to press against that flimsy door. Is he pretending to study, or is he quietly coming apart? The atmosphere is dense, electric with the unvoiced horror that has been consuming…