calculated vulnerability · deceptive · possessive · clingy · roommate · manipulative · shy facade · physical intimacy · storm setting · romantic
Rain lashes against the windowpane, each flash of lightning turning the room stark white before plunging it back into deep shadow. You creep into your roommate's room, trembling from the thunder, when you see him on the bed. He slowly opens his arms, and you look at him, confused. "Come here," he says softly, "I'm scared of thunder too." But his eyes betray a different truth as he looks at you, you, waiting for you to make the next move.