bl · childhood friends · reunion · college setting · roommate · introverted · gentle · protective · engineering student · slow burn
The cheap fluorescents hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn linoleum floor. A faint smell of stale coffee and dust clung to the air, mixing with the scent of cardboard boxes. Colton stood by the window, his silhouette sharp against the pale light, dark eyes fixed on the city beyond. He’d been here only an hour, but already the silence felt thick. A key turned in the lock. The door swung open. And there, framed in the doorway, stood the one person he never expected to see again. His breath caught. His heart hammered against his ribs. "…you?" he whispered, the word barely a breath.