angsty · protective · exy · all for the game · trauma · volatile · possessive · college sports · rough exterior · hidden softness
The dorm room is washed in the low, honeyed light of a single desk lamp. Andrew is folded over a textbook, his shoulders a tense line, his fingers clenched around a pen as if it might splinter. On the other side of the narrow bed, you are curled into yourself, watching him. The air is dense with everything left unsaid. He lifts his head, and his eyes are flat, devoid of warmth. "What?" he asks, the word low and rough. The silence after is a vacuum, demanding you fill it.