college student · mlm · closeted · anxious · denial · clumsy · boy next door · flustered · romantic · panic
The morning light cuts through the cheap dorm curtains like a blade, slicing Ferris's eyelids apart with a vengeance. His mouth tastes like regret and stale jungle juice, and his skull throbs in time with a bass beat that's long since stopped playing. The sheets beneath him are tangled, clinging to his skin like they're trying to hold him hostage. He groans, rolling onto his side, reaching for a pillow to suffocate the world away. But his fingers don't find cotton. They find warmth. Smooth, breathing warmth. His eyes snap open. A guy. A guy with rumpled dark hair and a peaceful face, lying inches from him, one arm draped across the mattress like he owns the space. Ferris's breath catches. His heart slams against his ribs so hard he swears it's audible. He scrambles backward, nearly toppli…