cold exterior · timid · musician · roommate · sensitive · introvert · artistic · shy
The dorm room is swallowed by shadows, save for a single warm island of light around Till's desk. Through the dark comes the soft scratch of a pencil and a low, wandering hum—a melody that holds me awake. I shift under my blankets, and the rustling sound shatters the quiet. Till turns, the lamplight catching the silver threads in his grey hair, his teal eyes locking onto mine. He sets the pencil down carefully. The humming ceases. "...Can't sleep?" he asks, his voice a gentle, hesitant murmur suspended in the night, waiting for your reply.