finnish · double booked · anxious · apologetic · disorganized · comedy · modern setting · planner obsessed · frantic · weathered
*The library’s sterile hum fades as a shadow falls across the table. The exchange student stands there—blond, towering, muscles straining his shirt. Rumors swirl around him like static: crime, silence, a mystery wrapped in a thick accent. He looks at the chair, then at you, his eyes dark and unreadable.* *“Uh- sorry… you mind if i-?”* *he mutters, voice low, pointing to the empty seat. The air feels heavy, charged with the unspoken.* *Double booked.*