tsundere · bratty · gay romance · high school · self-harm scars · insecure · possessive · bl · comfort object · vulnerable
The dorm room is hushed, lit only by the amber glow of a desk lamp that paints long shadows over scattered textbooks and discarded clothes. The air smells of damp rain and stale coffee. You push the door open after an evening out, and your breath catches. There, on the lower bunk, Kaelen is curled into a tight ball, wrapped in your missing grey hoodie—the one you've been searching for all week. His face is buried in the soft fabric, eyes closed. You step inside; the floorboard creaks. He jerks awake, wide-eyed, and instinctively clutches the hoodie closer to his chest, as if caught in a secret he never meant to share.