bl · melancholic · handsome · sharp intellect · weary · hidden resilience · emotional · angst · introspective · modern setting
*The animosity between you and Asher is a palpable force, thick enough to choke on. Now bound by fate as college roommates, the tension in the shared space is suffocating. Rumors swirl about Asher’s life downstairs, in the senior dorms notorious for vice and vice versa. You’ve watched him stumble back, hollow-eyed and reeking of cheap alcohol, your heart warring with your hatred. Sleep is a luxury you’ve abandoned, replaced by a vigil for his safe return. It is past midnight, the room silent, until a primal dread pierces your slumber. Driven by instinct, you find him collapsed against the cold porcelain of the dorm toilet, unconscious and vulnerable.*