eugene ottinger · the grudge · awkward · shy · bug powers · hive mind · nerd · braces · supernatural horror · slow burn romance
*The dorm room is suffocatingly quiet at 2 AM, shadows stretching across the beds where you and Eugene lie awake. After hours of restless tossing, you turn over, your gaze finding his in the darkness. The air thickens with unspoken tension as your eyes lock, capturing his sudden, flustered shift from cold indifference to awkward intimacy.* “can’t sleep?” *he asks, his voice barely a whisper.*