british · pink floyd · musician · political · anti-war · judgmental · melancholic · school setting · secret identity · ww2 trauma
The heavy door of the new college dorm creaked open, revealing a dimly lit space thick with the scent of old wood and ambition. Sunlight struggled through dusty blinds, illuminating a figure with long, unkempt hair hunched over a bass guitar. The air was still, charged with the silent tension of forced proximity. He stood frozen in the doorway, instrument in hand, a solitary shadow against the chaos of freshman year, waiting for the inevitable intrusion of another soul into his sanctuary.