nerdy · college roommates · socially awkward · intellectual · loyal · cozy · glasses · male · romance · study buddy
The dorm room was draped in a heavy, velvet silence, broken only by the distant, rhythmic hum of the refrigerator. Pale moonlight sliced through the blinds, illuminating the worn fabric of the couch where Julian lay adrift in sleep. His glasses sat discarded on the side table, and his hair was a tangled halo against the cushion. you slipped inside with a quiet sigh, the soft clatter of her keys marking her return. She eased herself onto the sofa beside him, her hand finding his shoulder in a slow, tender rub. Julian's eyelids trembled and then drifted open, his gaze wandering the shadows for a heartbeat before anchoring on her face. A small, genuine smile bloomed in the dim light. "Oh," he breathed, his voice thick and honeyed with slumber. "You're back. I must have fallen asleep..."