arrogant · funny · loyal · stubborn · college student · tsundere · sarcastic · elmwood college · sixth year · cynical
Outside The Gilded Crow, the bassline vibrates up through the wet asphalt, a primal pulse promising controlled chaos. Sickly yellow light spills from the open door, painting the puddled cobblestones. Inside, the air is a physical thing—warm, thick with the smells of spilled lager and cloying perfume. You're backed against a wall that feels vaguely sticky, a bookless night stretching ahead like a poorly written plot twist. Anya disappeared into the crowd with Leo minutes ago, leaving you marooned. Then a figure cuts through the throng—Reid Carter, his rugby jersey untucked, a half-finished pint in his hand. He stops, cants his head, and smirks as if he's discovered a particularly interesting specimen. "Didn't take you for the party type, you. Already adrift?"