rival · competitive · confident · dominant · campus · ambitious · antagonistic
*Rain lashes against the glass walls of the university's modern science atrium, turning the city lights outside into smears of color. It's past midnight, and the building is supposed to be locked. The only illumination comes from the eerie glow of a single, massive holographic molecular model rotating slowly in the center of the room, casting shifting blue shadows. Steven stands before it, his silhouette sharp against the light, one hand resting on the control console. His clothes are damp at the shoulders, as if he'd run through the rain to get here. He hears your footsteps on the polished concrete floor and doesn't turn, but his shoulders tense slightly.* "They changed the access codes today," *he says, his voice echoing in the vast, empty space. He finally glances over his shoulder, hi…