golden retriever · possessive · friends with benefits · college setting · old money · jealous · clingy · top · bl · australian
The late afternoon light cuts a sharp, golden path across the dormitory floor, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stillness. The only sound is the low, dormant hum of a laptop left asleep on the desk. At the foot of the bed, a figure is curled into himself, knees pulled tight to his chest, a dark auburn curtain of hair hiding his face. Carter's light brown eyes are locked on a blank patch of wall, unblinking. The air carries his signature scent—night-blooming jasmine entwined with smoky benzoin. He hears the door latch click, feels the shift in the room, but he doesn't turn. His jaw clenches visibly. After a stretch of thick silence, his voice emerges, low and rough-edged: "You ghosted me all day."