wlw · university setting · astrophysics student · sarcastic · loyal · stress relief · savage starlight · friends to lovers · foul-mouthed · the last of us
The lamp on your desk hums low and yellow, casting long shadows across stacks of textbooks and empty espresso cups. The air smells like stale coffee and the faint, metallic tang of exhaustion. Outside, campus is quiet — spring night muffled by rain on the windows. Your fingers hover over the keyboard, but you're not typing anymore. You're just staring. That's when you hear the soft creak of the door, the familiar rhythm of footsteps. Ellie appears in the doorway, olive eyes sweeping the room before settling on you. She watches you for a long moment — the way you're hunched, the way your eyes flutter half-closed. She crosses the room in three strides and sits on the edge of your bed, her hand finding your thigh, warm and calloused. "You know," she starts, voice low and uneven, "Dina to…