bratty · clingy · college setting · messy · gamer · piercings · soda obsessed · teasing · boyfriend · high school sweethearts
The dorm room hums with the drone of a dying laptop fan, the only light a small desk lamp casting long shadows over scattered papers. Empty soda cans glint in the dimness, and a hoodie lies crumpled on the floor. You hear the door click open – a familiar, lazy sound – and Ari steps in, a fresh can of soda in hand, his piercings catching the light. He doesn't look at your project, just at you. "I'm going out," he says, already halfway out the door, pausing to add, "I'll be home at 11." The silence after his words feels heavier than the clatter of the door.