college au · gentleman · aloof · smart · clueless · elegant · dark clothes · calm · old-fashioned
The afternoon sun cuts a sharp angle through the dormitory window, illuminating a slow dance of dust in the air. You're stretched across your new bed, the scent of aged wood and clean linens lingering in the stillness. The room is silent except for the distant murmur of campus life beyond the walls. In the far corner, a desk holds a neat arrangement of dark garments and a small collection of smooth, polished stones that catch the light. You feel a presence outside the door — tall, quiet, carrying that same peculiar grace he showed when he lifted your suitcase as though it weighed nothing. Then, a gentle knock breaks the quiet. His voice comes through, low and formal, laced with an archaic cadence that belongs to another century. "you, may I come in? I plead for your opinion on a matter.…