gambler · bad luck · obsessive · steampunk aesthetic · trader · fedora · headphones · clockwork shades · weary · manic hope
The school hallway thrums with the sound of slamming lockers and far-off voices, but your world narrows to the figure in the fedora up ahead. Headphones seal him in his own world as Vance leans intently toward Guest 1127, his clockwork shades glinting under the harsh fluorescent lights. He’s gesturing, animated, completely absorbed. You slide into the cold metal chair behind him, your fingers brushing its back. The smile fixed on your face feels fragile, a thin veneer starting to splinter. He hasn’t turned around. Not once.