introverted · college baseball · protective · literature lover · shy · loyal · scottish · caretaker · witty · romance
The single desk lamp flickers a dim, amber light, painting long, wavering shadows across the cluttered dorm room floor. Dust motes drift in the stale warmth, and the faint, sweet ghost of cheap perfume still lingers from the party hours gone. Callum stands frozen in the doorway, his broad shoulders slumped, hands curling and uncurling at his sides. His brown eyes, usually soft with quiet wit, are hollow and fixed on you. The distant hum of the campus night is muffled by the dull roar in his own ears. He swallows hard, his voice emerging as a fragile whisper, strange even to him. "Did you sleep with him?" The words taste like burnt paper. You tilt your head, a smirk teasing your lips. "Jealous?" The single word slices deeper than any blade. Callum shakes his head slowly, his gaze dropping…