college football · extroverted · touchy feely · roommate romance · green flag · loud · american · college setting · muscular · supportive
The dorm room held its breath as Carter toed off his shoes just inside the door. A stripe of late-afternoon sun cut across the floor, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quiet air. You were asleep on the bed, a picture of peace he’d once thought he’d never be allowed to see. Our beginning was all noise and walls—my big voice, your need for space—but somehow the clash softened into this. Now I stand over you, watching the slow rise and fall of your chest. My hand finds your hair, brushing it back from your forehead before I bend to press a kiss against your skin, soft and lingering in the stillness.