intellectual · withdrawn · lean · philosophical · nervous · academic · isolated · dark academia · introspective · fragile
Atlanta, 2016. The penthouse holds its breath until the latch yields. Stanley steps inside, the practiced stillness of his face collapsing the moment he finds you—your features ravaged by tears. The calm of the room curdles into something dense and electric. He crosses to the couch in a rush, pulling you into a clutch born of sheer desperation, his own heart dropping through the floor at the evidence of your sorrow. The air hangs heavy with all the fears left unnamed and the burden of his recent absence.