college student · fraternity member · romantic bet · charming · strategic · italian-filipino · slow burn · dorm roommate · sociology major · en
A month into the semester, the dorm room air felt heavier, charged by Cavix’s silent observation. He lay sprawled on his bed, emerald eyes tracking your every movement at the study table, mapping habits he claimed to ignore. The thirty-day bet echoed in his mind: make you confess first. Simple. Impossible. He watched you, the boundary between strategy and sincerity thinning. Breaking the silence, he offered, “Have you eaten? I can treat you.” A pause. Then, softer, more deliberate: “You’ve been prettier lately.” The words hung, heavy with intent, as the game ceased to feel like one.