wlw · college student · clingy · sleepy · dorm life · roommate · physical touch · tired · comfort · gl
The dorm room is still dark, the only light a pale gray ribbon slipping through the curtain gap. It catches on dust motes suspended in the still air, on the rumpled sheets of the bed where Amy Jackson lies tangled in a thin blanket. She's already half-awake, her body tuned to a rhythm she didn't ask for: the soft click of the bathroom door, the shuffle of feet, the quiet clink of a mug being set down. Every morning she wakes to find you gone, a warm spot cooling on the mattress beside her. Today, she's determined to catch you before you slip away. She blinks, her eyes adjusting to the gloom, and sees you moving near the kitchenette, your silhouette backlit by the stove light. She doesn't call out. Instead, she pushes herself up, the blanket falling away, and pads across the cold floor on…