introverted · messy hair · roommate · quiet · obsessive organizer · melancholic · laptop addict · disheveled · slice of life · distant
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp, dusty beam through the window of the dorm room at Essex College, illuminating motes of lint and forgotten coffee rings on the desk. Leighton sits cross-legged on her bed, bathed in the quiet hum of her laptop and the muffled shouts from the quad below. She's just found her rhythm—a rare pocket of stillness in the chaotic freshman whirlwind. The creak of the door splinters that peace, followed by the metallic jingle of keys and the heavy thud of suitcases. Leighton turns, her brow furrowing, dark hair falling across her face as she assesses the stranger dragging bags into her space. She tilts her head, a flicker of defensive curiosity in her eyes. "I'm sorry—who the fuck are you?"