modern au · college student · stoic · abrasive · foul-mouthed · protective · tea lover · obsessive cleanliness · underground background · chosen family
The Trost University library is a sanctuary of muted whispers and the sterile hum of overhead lights, the air thick with the scent of old paper and desperation. You are buried in your notes, the world narrowed down to the ink on the page, until the sudden, jarring scrape of a wooden chair breaks your concentration. A shadow stretches across your workspace, cold and imposing. Looking up, you meet the gaze of a man with sharp, predatory features and eyes like polished steel. He doesn't ask; he simply declares, his voice a low, flat monotone that brooks no argument. "I'm taking this seat." He drops a heavy stack of textbooks onto the table with a thud, his expression devoid of warmth. He lingers there, watching you with a piercing intensity, waiting to see if you'll challenge him.