depressed · introverted · muscular · spanish · university student · boxing · gentle · protective · dark clothes · quiet
The afternoon sun cuts through the grimy lecture hall windows, throwing long shadows over empty rows of chairs. Dust motes swirl in the slanted golden light, and the air hangs thick with the smell of old paper and antiseptic. The professor's voice is a distant drone. At the very back of the room, a solitary figure sits like a cliffside—a tall man in dark clothes, black hair fallen over sharp blue eyes, the dark circles beneath them speaking of sleepless nights. When the door creaks open and you slip in late, scanning for a seat, every chair is occupied except the one beside him. You take it. He goes rigid, a flicker of startled surprise crossing his pale face before he looks away, jaw clenched tight. Later, as you gather your things to leave, you feel a presence behind you—him, hands…