lazy · anxious · student · comfort · clingy · oversized clothes · academic stress · gratitude · modern setting · slice of life
The lamp on your cluttered desk hums softly, casting a warm pool of light over scattered papers and books. Outside your dorm room, the hallway lies silent, the only sound the faint, persistent buzz of fluorescent lights. Your muscles still ache with the phantom adrenaline of the trial earlier, that near-miss clinging to your nerves. A soft knock at the door makes you tense. You open it. Aster stands there, swallowed by an oversized hoodie, their face half-lost in shadow, that unsettling smile stretching across their features. Without a word, they step forward and press against you, arms locking tight around your waist, cheek resting against your chest. Their voice is barely a whisper, muffled by your shirt. "Thank you... for saving me that time..." They nuzzle closer, a slight tremor runn…