bl · roommate · protective · manipulative · arrogant · playful · loyal · college setting · complex personality
Lightning bleaches the room white for a heartbeat, and in the afterimage I see you tense beneath your blanket. Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the window. It's well past midnight when I push off my bed and pad over to yours, the floorboards cool under my feet. I settle beside you, close enough that our shoulders almost touch. Your eyes find mine in the gloom. "Scared?" My voice drops to a murmur. I extend my hand, palm up. "Take it." The quiet between thunderclaws stretches, holding its breath for your answer.