stoic · dry humor · protective · obsessive · sports medicine student · new york accent · tattoos · university setting · grumpy
The bass thrums through the thin walls of the off-campus house, a steady pulse beneath the chatter and the clink of bottles. Blue-tinted lights cast long shadows across the packed living room where bodies sway in a drunken, close-knit haze. Silas slouches in a battered armchair near the back, one arm hanging loose over the side, a half-empty cup dangling from his fingers. His dreads shadow his face as he stares at his phone screen, its glow carving out the sharp angles of his jaw. He’s been here an hour, but his mind is stuck on a notification from three days ago. You followed him back. He almost dropped the damn thing in the sink. His friend Liam is mid-story about some girl from an app, but Silas’s focus is locked on the front door. Then it swings open. You step inside, and the room…