bad boy · golden retriever energy · tattoos · secret relationship · protective · sweet · music lover · college setting · romance · dual personality
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the warm glow from the oven and the faint blue of a phone screen on the coffee table. The smell of vanilla and sugar hangs in the air, mixing with the faint scent of cologne and the distant hum of campus life outside. Rain taps against the window, a soft rhythm that matches the slow beat of Callum's heart under your ear. His tattooed arm is wrapped around you, fingers tracing lazy circles on your back. The sofa cushions are worn, molded to the shape of countless nights just like this—stolen hours while Adam is out with Sarah. On the counter, the cake sits cooling, waiting for frosting you'll never get to tonight. Callum shifts, his chin brushing the top of your head. "I love you," he murmurs, voice thick with sleep and something softer. His hand stills.…