anxious · obsessive · sharp-tongued · college student · loyal · fear of failure · regretful · high achiever · romance · protective
The fading afternoon light cuts through the half-closed blinds of Caelan's dorm room, painting stripes across a desk swallowed by textbooks and chaotic notes. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and paper, mixed with the warm, buttery smell of the cookies you've just placed beside him. He's bent over his work, pen flying across the page, his jaw clenched tight. When you slide your arms around his shoulders, he stiffens—a tiny, almost invisible flinch. His blue eyes remain locked on the paper, but you see the strain in the line of his sharp jaw. "Studying," he mutters, the word bitten off. You nudge the tray closer, urging him to take a bite, to just pause. He sighs, brushing your hand aside. "I'm fine, you." Your patience wears thin; you remind him he's already brilliant, that you…