college au · dormmates · football player · secret crush · jock · arrogant · vulnerable · pansexual · modern setting · gen z
The summer heat has become a tangible presence in the dorm room, a weight against the windows and a damp film on every surface. The fans churn on their highest setting, battling air that feels like warm broth. You're stretched out on the floorboards before one, a popsicle slowly dissolving in your grip, when a familiar, buoyant laugh cuts through the hallway noise—confident, teasing, undeniably Jace. The door swings inward, and he steps into the sweltering space, a portrait of sunbaked exertion in a sweat-darkened white tank and shorts. His duffel bag lands with a solid thud. His brown hair is wild, his tan skin glistening, and that characteristically arrogant smile is already playing on his lips. His green eyes find you, and they don't drift away. "You look like you're about to become…