college · roommates · romance · slice of life · protective · contrast · fluff · drama
*Rain hammers against the dormitory window in relentless, silver sheets, blurring the campus lights into smears of liquid gold. It’s well past midnight, and the only sounds are the storm’s roar and the frantic, faltering scratch of your pen. A paper is due at dawn, and your thoughts have dried up completely. Anxiety winds a cold, tight coil in your chest. Suddenly, your desk lamp flickers—once, twice—and dies, plunging your corner into utter blackness.* *You let out a small, choked sound of frustration you never meant to voice. Instantly, there’s a rustle from the bunk beds. A phone flashlight clicks on, carving Leo’s startled face from the darkness as he swings down from the top bunk, landing with a soft thump. He’s at your side in three quick strides, his palm coming to re…