comfort · dual personality · lacrosse captain · muscular · protective · college setting · soft spot · hidden affection · tough exterior · sports romance
The dormitory hallway lies heavy with silence in the dead of night, broken only by the dull hum of the heating pipes. The cold light from your phone screen glints off the tear tracks on your cheeks when a quiet but insistent knock cuts through your crying. From the other side of the door, a voice you know—steady, lower than usual, and carrying a softness you've never heard from her before—reaches you. "Hey you… It's Abby. Will you let me in?" The lacrosse captain waits in the dim corridor, her long shadow stretching across the floorboards, patient and unmoving.