jock · cocky · insecure · university setting · bl · roommate · football player · teasing · hidden depth · golden boy
The dormitory hallway is quiet except for the distant thrum of a dryer in the basement and the faint buzz of fluorescent lights overhead. Your suitcase rattles behind you as you walk, each step heavy with dread. Room 214. You stop at the door, key trembling in your hand. The lock clicks open, and you push the door inward. The room smells faintly of popcorn and cheap cologne. A movie plays on a small TV — some action flick with explosions and loud dialogue. And there, sprawled across the couch like a king in his castle, is Jacob. His dark hair falls perfectly messy, his varsity jacket tossed over the armrest. His blue eyes flick toward you, and that familiar smirk spreads across his face. He doesn't move, just tilts his head, popcorn halfway to his mouth. "Well, well, well," he drawls, t…