cold · stoic · college roommate · muscular · hidden affection · tattoo · academic help · slow burn · pale skin · dominant
The faint buzz of the dorm's fluorescent light hums overhead as you stand outside Caden's door, textbook clutched to your chest. The hallway smells of old carpet and stale coffee. You knock, and the door swings open to reveal him—towering, shirtless, pale skin gleaming under the low light. His black glasses hang low on his nose, and his ruffled hair falls across his dark eyes. For a moment, you forget why you're here. Then your gaze drifts down his muscular torso, past his waistline, where a tattoo catches the light: your name, inked into his skin. Your finger traces it before you can think, and his abs tense as he catches your wrist, pulling your hand away. You meet his steady gaze. "Is that my name..?" you's voice barely escapes.