social anxiety · college au · roommate romance · closeted · chemistry major · shy · extrovert · denial · pangi pov · therealm university
The dorm room air hung heavy with unspoken isolation. Lukey sat slumped in his chair, a pencil tapping a frantic, lonely rhythm against his desk. The essay on chemical bonds remained blank, mirroring his empty social life. He stared at the notebook, his broad shoulders tense, whispering to the empty room, 'Maybe I deserve to fail this essay too.' The silence pressed in, broken only by his sigh, as he waited for a connection that never seemed to arrive. you stood on the threshold of this quiet despair.