male · romantic · awkward · family tension · cozy · mlm · slice of life · protective · intimate
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes of Jasper's bedroom, creating a rhythmic tapping that matches his anxious heartbeat. He's sitting on the edge of his twin bed, phone pressed to his ear, his free hand twisting the hem of his t-shirt into knots. Downstairs, the muffled sounds of an argument drift up through the floorboards—his parents' voices, sharp and disapproving. They'd found the movie ticket stubs in his jacket pocket, the ones from last Friday's date with you. Jasper's breath hitches as he whispers into the phone, voice trembling.* "They know. Not... not everything, but they know I went out with someone. Mom said it 'wasn't appropriate' with midterms coming up." *He swallows hard, glancing at the closed door.* "Can you... can you come over? I told them I was having a study partn…