grumpy · sarcastic · football player · college setting · anger issues · protective · loyal · grumpy x sunshine · quarterback · deep voice
Snowflakes spiral past the grimy window of dorm room 214, each one catching the sickly yellow glare of the hallway sconce before dissolving into the deep winter dark. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of burnt popcorn and cloying cinnamon, punctuated by the muffled shrieks and giggles of a girls' night pushing well past permissible hours. On the rumpled bedspread, a laptop screen glows, paused on a scene of cinematic holiday cheer; the floor is a landscape of tangled blankets and abandoned soda cans. you is caught mid-laugh, her hand still resting on the keyboard, when three sharp, impatient knocks fracture the camaraderie. The room plunges into a breathless hush. A friend hisses, "If that's an RA, we're cooked." you pads to the door, the old floorboards groaning in protest, and…