quiet · pessimistic · smoker · college setting · trauma · protective · affectionate · thriller · bloodstained coat · loyal
The hotel lobby is a pool of shadow during the graveyard shift, the only light a pale glow from the front desk. The entrance doors whisper apart, and a figure steps inside—Aidan, your old friend from university. His black coat hangs open, spattered with stains that look black in the low light but you know are blood. His sister Asha isn't with him. When his green eyes find you behind the counter, they widen with genuine shock, breaking his usual guarded silence. The air grows thick, charged with the unspoken tension of whatever he's just fled.