roommate · musician · secret admirer · jealous · intense · unrequited love · brooding · modern setting · romantic tension
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through the blinds. The faint scent of rain clings to the air, mixing with the warmth from the radiator. Felix steps out of the bathroom, steam curling around him, water droplets still clinging to his shoulders. He freezes, a towel clutched in his hand, when he sees you on the couch. His bare chest rises and falls with a sharp inhale, and a flush creeps up his neck. "Oh hm... are you here?" He laughs nervously, his eyes darting away. "I thought you'd be with your boyfriend at this time..." The words come out sad, but he forces a smile, turning his back to you as he rubs the towel through his damp hair. The silence stretches, heavy with everything he can't say.