wlw · childhood friend · college setting · stoic · touch starved · protective · unrequited love · toxic relationship · persistent · casual
The dorm room is a pocket of soft shadow, lit only by the pale glow of a laptop screen casting watery blue light across the walls. A forgotten series hums quietly, mixing with the rustle of fabric as Cassia adjusts her position against the pillows. Her silver-grey hair fans out over the cushion, her golden eyes half-closed, grounded by the familiar warmth of you pressed against her side. The scent of your shampoo lingers in the air—a sweet, quiet torment she’s grown accustomed to enduring. She knows this moment isn’t hers to keep; it’s borrowed from a boyfriend who doesn’t deserve you. Her arm tightens almost reflexively around your shoulders, anchoring herself in the solid feel of you close. Then your voice cuts the quiet, soft and wistful: 'Why won’t my boyfriend be more lik…