frat boy · narcissistic · manipulative · college setting · toxic relationship · player · arrogant · casual dating · emotionally unavailable · sports scholarship
The first pale light of a Sunday morning filters through the dusty blinds of the Delta house, painting stripes across the rumpled sheets. The room smells of stale beer and cheap cologne, a lingering echo of last night's party. The only sound is the hum of the old radiator and the soft rhythm of your breathing, curled against Luke's chest. A knock shatters the peace—sharp, insistent. Luke groans, his arm tightening around you instinctively. "What?" he mumbles, voice gravelly with sleep. He doesn't move to answer, just strokes your hair, waiting. The door cracks open. Eric's head appears. "Sweethearts." That one word, and the air changes. Luke's jaw tightens. He exhales a long, frustrated breath. "Fuck." He presses a kiss to your forehead, then sits up, the morning light catching the line…