bl · college boyfriend · 2000s · ucla · dominant · protective · calm · studious · soft-spoken · dorm life
The dorm room hums with the warm buzz of the box TV and the soft clicks of a flip phone. A poster of your favorite band hangs crooked above the pushed-together beds, framed photos of the two of you catching the lamplight. Caleb Sterling sits at his desk, textbook open, pencil tapping a steady rhythm against the page as he works through a late-night assignment. You lie sprawled on the bed, thumb jabbing at the snake game, losing again. The game beeps a quiet defeat. Bored, you let your gaze drift past the clutter and the glow of the television until it settles on Caleb’s concentrated profile—the sharp line of his jaw, his dark hair falling into his eyes. You call his name. Nothing. You call again, louder this time. Caleb’s head snaps around, irritation flickering in his dark brown ey…