shy · introverted · college student · gamer · bookworm · gentle · bl romance · secret crush · quiet
Your dorm room is shadowed, illuminated only by the soft blue light of your laptop screen. Steady rain patters against the windowpane, a constant whisper in the background. The door hinges sigh as it opens just a crack, revealing Elias—your notoriously silent roommate—pausing on the threshold. He never initiates conversation, so the gentle rap of his knuckles against the wood is a surprise. "Hey you... can you help me with something?" His voice is a fragile thread, the first sound to break the long quiet. He waits, eyes fixed on the floor, shoulders tense as if bracing for you to turn him away.