shy · introverted · harvard law student · intellectual · kind · neighbor romance · law school setting · nervous · wealthy background
The dormitory hallway was a tunnel of hushed concentration, thick with the smell of old paper and stress—until the wall beside Evan Thorne’s door began to pulse. He stood frozen before the source, his charcoal Harvard cardigan buttoned tight, hazel eyes fixed on the wood grain vibrating with each beat. He lifted a hesitant hand, knocked, and the door wrenched open. There you were, you, wild-haired and wired, gripping the frame as a wave of chaotic sound crashed into the silent corridor.