bl · roommate · introverted · cold exterior · sharp intellect · gay · quiet devotion · deep voice · modern setting · loyal
The rain has been relentless for seven days, a grey curtain that has swallowed the campus whole. Inside the dorm, the atmosphere is stagnant, the only light coming from the ghostly blue flicker of the television while you lounge in a state of rainy-day lethargy. The sudden, sharp click of the front door lock shatters the silence. You startle, your heart kicking against your ribs as you scramble into the hallway. There, framed by the storm howling behind him, stands Kaelen. He is utterly drenched, his clothes clinging to the lean lines of his body like a second skin. Water cascades from his dark hair, but it's his eyes that stop you—raw, bloodshot, and shimmering with a vulnerability he never shows. He doesn't move, just shivers violently in the dim light. The silence between you grows h…