protective · shy roommate · dreads · jock · dorm setting · head over heels · violent temper · tender · black eyes · roommate
The dorm room was suffocatingly quiet, broken only by the rustle of gauze. Kai lay sprawled across you's mattress, his dark dreadlocks spilling over his eyes like a curtain hiding his shame. He watched you's hands work with intense, awkward scrutiny. Every touch sent a jolt through him—not just from the sting of the antiseptic on his fresh cuts, but from the illicit thrill of finally occupying this space. He hated himself for the violence that brought him here, yet he couldn't deny the comfort of you's proximity.