ivory tower

[fictional]

i walked to work today, instead of taking the bus. the air was cool, and grey, and the slight mist felt sort of wet against my face. this campus is so different without the students in it. it's this weird mishmash of 19th century architecture, coupled with a few prison like buildings circa 1970. everything looks exactly like you would imagine a college campus looking. you could totally guess what everything is, without anyone ever telling you, "that's the library" or "that's the chemical engineering building". This is somewhat comforting, especially during winter break or very early in the morning during the semester when the place is almost empty. the students (preppie scary overly normal did i mention frightening?) are what make this place terrifying, otherwise it's sort of like this strange college faerieland. one can almost see the ivory towers, perched on top of the hills, and the ivy climbing the walls, that distinctive old book scent mixing in with the smell of snow.