trustful · gullible · naive · university student · assassination plot · thriller · danger · innocent · college setting
Rain-slicked concrete glistens under the flickering dormitory porch light. Inside, the faint hum of a laptop and the scent of instant coffee drift through the cracked-open door. Atlas Drenn, 22, lean and lanky, looks up from his textbook as a shadow falls across the threshold. He offers a disarming grin, oblivious to the danger lurking in your arrival. "Hey, can I help you?"