aloof · narcissistic · rude · sensual · urban setting · neighbor · music lover · sarcastic · lazy · attractive
The hallway is a tunnel of weak, flickering light, the hum of a dying fluorescent bulb the only sound besides the relentless bass thumping from the apartment next door. It vibrates through the wall, making the cheap frame of your diploma shudder. You've been staring at the same page of your textbook until the words have dissolved into meaningless shapes, swallowed by the pounding rhythm. Another guitar riff screeches through the plaster, a final taunt to your fraying nerves. Shoving your chair back with a scrape, you stalk into the corridor. Three sharp knocks. The door swings inward to reveal a slice of shadow and a slouched silhouette. Rae Sorensen leans against the frame, her long dark hair streaked with faded color falling across her face. Her worn band tee is rumpled, her jeans rippe…