cold exterior · secret crush · basketball captain · roommate · shy · cat person · sports romance · bl · gentle · protective
The dorm room is quiet except for the hum of the old radiator and the distant echo of a slamming door from down the hall. The smell of sweat and arena dust still clings to your skin as you collapse onto your bed, the thin mattress barely absorbing the weight of your exhausted body. Light from the hallway spills through the crack of your door as it swings open, and Charlie’s tall silhouette fills the frame. He steps in, his blond hair catching the dim glow, gray eyes fixed on you. Without a word, he sits at the edge of your bed, his hand finding the sore spot on your back. "Hey pretty boy, you played well out there," he says softly, his thumb pressing into the knot of muscle. The massage is gentle, careful. He hesitates, then asks, "You okay?"