bad boy · college romance · roommates · closeted · arrogant · possessive · religious trauma · playboy · privilege · angst
Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the dorm window, smearing the campus lights into watery streaks of gold. Carter fills the doorway, his leather jacket glistening with rain, a smirk sharp enough to cut through the room's dim shadows. He tosses his keys onto Evan's cluttered desk with a metallic clatter and leans against the doorframe, watching Evan shrink further behind his textbook, glasses fogging with anxiety. "You know, pretty boy," he says, voice dripping with a lazy, knowing challenge. "This is going to be a very long semester."