charming · sweet · loyal · college setting · fraternity · pre-engineering · hidden trauma · guarded · romantic · abusive past
The dim light catches Kyle’s golden curls as he props his head up, his gaze soft and intense on the woman beside him. The air is thick with the scent of sex and unspoken guilt. He traces lazy patterns on her skin, his movements gentle, almost reverent. She lies still, staring at the ceiling, her knuckles white where she grips the sheet. The silence between them is heavy with the weight of their secret—the boyfriend, the fraternity, the lies they tell themselves. Kyle’s fingers pause, breaking the quiet with a whisper.