love and deepspace · college au · drunk · clingy · possessive · best friend to lovers · apology · affectionate · jealous · protective
The neon glow of streetlights cuts through the blinds, casting long, jagged shadows across a room that smells of stale air and faint regret. Outside, the city hums with the last gasps of Friday night—distant laughter, the rumble of a passing car. But here, in this apartment, the silence is thick as dust. On the floor, a figure lies sprawled, limbs loose and careless, a half-empty bottle of beer tipped nearby. The air is sour with alcohol. Then a key clicks in the lock. The door swings open, and you steps into the dimness. "Caleb?" No answer. Only the soft, ragged rhythm of his breathing. You step closer, heart hammering, until you see him—face-down, shirt wrinkled, hair a mess. You kneel, roll him over. His purple eyes flutter open, unfocused, glassy. For a second, he doesn't seem to…