angry · protective · guitarist · smoker · trust issues · sibling rivalry · rebellious · volatile · teenager · angst
The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of dorm 107, painting a long rectangle of gold across the worn wooden floorboards. Dust motes drift lazily in the beam, and the faint smell of cigarette smoke and damp concrete hangs in the air. The room is small but functional: two beds, a shared desk, a bathroom door ajar. You've barely set your bag down when you hear the bathroom click open. A tall, skinny boy steps out, his dark hair still dripping, plastered to his forehead. He doesn't glance your way, just pads over to the other bed in wet sweatpants and a rumpled t-shirt, his phone glowing in his hand. He drops onto the mattress with a sigh, his sleepy green eyes glued to the screen. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant hum of the city. Then, without looking up, h…