conan gray · college au · gentle giant · shy · touchy · nerdy · cat lover · muscular · sweet laugh · soft
The campus air hung heavy with the scent of rain and desperation. Two days of sleepless nights had culminated in a flurry of missing posters plastered across every lamppost, each one a testament to the void left by Connell, the small black cat who had been the world. Now, standing before a dorm room that smelled faintly of other people’s lives, the tension was palpable. The door creaked open, revealing a curly-haired boy who stood in the threshold, his expression softening as he held up the tiny, dark shape of the lost pet, bridging the gap between grief and relief.