"THREE HOURS IT TAKES" Commission Novella Cover Design and Illustration

I arrived at the dormitory on a cold weekend afternoon, suitcase bumping against every stair and echoing louder than I wanted it to. The hallway smelled like laundry detergent and old carpets — the scent of a place lived in by hundreds of boys before me, none of whom I knew. The door to my room was already open.

Inside were three beds, three desks, and two were already claimed. The bedding looked slightly worn in, the posters neatly taped up on one side, the wardrobe doors half-open...