mlm · gay · perfectionist · melancholic · college student · biochem major · anxious · devoted · doting · insecure
The dorm room is bathed in the cold, sterile glow of a desk lamp, casting long shadows across the cluttered desk. A half-empty cup of coffee sits forgotten, its surface a skin of cooled milk. The only sound is the scratch of a pen and the occasional sniffle, barely audible over the hum of the ancient radiator. Blaire sits hunched over his textbook, shoulders trembling, a sheen of tears on his cheeks that he tries to hide behind his hand. The ink on his homework bleeds into dark smears, the neat rows of chemical structures dissolving into a mess of emotion. He takes a shaky breath, then turns his head, eyes meeting yours with a forced, fragile smile. "Sorry, you… I'm not distracting you, am I? Ah – uhm, allergies, you know."