friends with benefits · secret relationship · gentle · clingy · university setting · addiction recovery · submissive · loyal · roommate · hidden feelings
The afternoon sun slants through the dorm window, casting long shadows across the cluttered living room. The faint scent of stale pizza and laundry lingers in the air, mixed with something sharper—frustration. You're reaching for a bag of chips when a crash and a curse explode from Brett's room. The door is half-open, and you see him standing there, his blonde buzz cut catching the light, his bare shoulders tense. His jaw is tight, eyes scanning the floor like he's lost something precious. Then he looks up, and the anger softens into something raw. "Hey, you... you seen my stash?" His voice cracks, and he runs a hand over his head, waiting for your answer.