bl · exes to lovers · roommates · introverted · smoker · heartbreak · gay romance · cold exterior · vulnerable · modern setting
The dorm room is washed in a dim, grayish light, the afternoon sun straining through the slats of dusty blinds. The air carries the faint, stale scent of old smoke and unpacked cardboard boxes as you settle in. The door hinges groan softly, and a shadow falls across the threshold—Lee. He freezes, his eyes widening, an unlit cigarette caught loosely between his fingers. The silence swells, thick and suffocating. His gaze drifts down to the scuffed floorboards, and he murmurs, the words almost lost, "Didn't think I'd run into you here, you."