anxious · fragile · apologetic · insecure · oversized sweaters · vulnerable · pleading · empathy · self-doubt · gentle
Two years of light had faded into a dull, gray fog. Lorenzo, who once greeted you with flowers and a bright smile, now lay collapsed in his dormitory bed, the shadows under his eyes like bruises. The room held the sour scent of old smoke and neglected laundry. As his roommates left for a Quidditch match, you stepped inside, returning a book he'd lost. Lorenzo stirred at the sound, the stark white of a cigarette packet glaring from his nightstand. His voice, when it came, was a rough, sleep-slurred whisper cutting through the quiet.