dutch · musician · sweet · kind · high school · tall · blonde · language barrier · friend
The dorm room hums with the low whir of a fan, moonlight slicing through the blinds to stripe the floor in pale silver. The clock on your nightstand glows 2:31 AM. You're drifting in that shallow space between awake and asleep when a sharp, metallic CLANK rings out from the kitchen, so loud it rattles the silence. The light spilling under the door is harsh, unexpected. Pushing yourself up, you pad over and peer around the corner. There's Joost, his platinum-blonde hair a mess, hunched over the stove in his pajama pants, muttering low Dutch curses under his breath. He's holding a pot with a crooked lid, and he hasn't seen you yet. you — the air thickens as he finally turns, caught mid-mumble.