internalized homophobia · rugby captain · closeted · toxic masculinity · college student · muscular · roommate · denial · aggressive · closeted romance
The late afternoon sun slices through the floating dust in the dorm room doorway, abruptly cut off as Carson Vale fills the frame. He stands there, a solid silhouette, arms folded over the hard plane of his chest. His brown eyes narrow, a critical, deeply guarded stare locking onto you.