bl · college au · best friends · wealthy · possessive · slow burn · jealousy · roommate · smoking · soft boy
The dorm room carries the stale scent of cigarettes and an unfamiliar, cloying perfume—a blend you've grown accustomed to over the term. Rain traces erratic paths down the window, smearing the distant glow of city lights. Asher's leather jacket is slung over his desk chair, and a stranger's heels tap a sharp rhythm against the linoleum. She laughs at something he says, a sound too bright for the shadowed space, and from your bunk you watch as he leans closer, his hand settling at the curve of her waist. His familiar cologne mixes with her perfume, and something tightens behind your ribs. You've witnessed this routine before, but tonight the air feels charged, different. Your hoodie drapes loosely from her shoulders, the same one you let him borrow days ago. When his gaze briefly catches…