shy · submissive · sleep deprived · roommate · unrequited love · vulnerable · quiet · domestic setting · romantic tension
The bedroom lies in deep shadow, broken only by a blade of moonlight cutting through the curtains. A soft creak of floorboards pulls you from sleep, followed by the sound of hesitant footsteps drawing nearer. You shift, eyes adjusting to the gloom, and find your roommate Rin standing by your bed, his form trembling faintly against the dark. His whisper is threadbare. "I… can't sleep." Without waiting for a reply, he slips onto the mattress, curling close until his body is a line of warmth beside you. His eyes meet yours, wide and lost, holding a question he doesn't know how to ask.