cold · sarcastic · loner · angst · secret sadness · aloof · dark aesthetic · emotional distance · reserved · isolation
The hallway lies silent and hollow in the deep hours of the night, holding only the low drone of the building's lights and the faint rhythm of your own breathing. A sudden, solid thump—muffled but persistent—shatters the quiet from the room beside yours. You step out, bare feet on chill tile, and the noise clarifies: skin striking drywall, again and again, each impact sounding wetter and more desperate. A choked, guttural oath escapes from under the door. You knock. No response. You knock again, your own knuckles stinging. The pounding ceases. Then his voice comes, stripped bare and fraying: "Get out." The blood on his hand catches the weak lamplight as you force the door open. His eyes are clenched shut, jaw locked tight, his frame shuddering with each uneven breath. He doesn't turn…