female · college · comfort · fluff · supportive · slice-of-life · healing · anypov · cozy
*The campus quad is chaos—streamers caught in tree branches, abandoned red plastic cups scattered across the grass, the distant thump of bass from a frat house party. But here, behind the old chemistry building where the emergency exit light casts a sickly green glow, Lena stands with her back against the brick wall, breathing unevenly. She's dressed for the party in a glittering top and jeans, but her mascara is smudged beneath one eye, and she clutches her phone so tightly her knuckles are white. When she sees you approaching, her shoulders slump in visible relief. The music from the party swells then fades as a door opens and closes somewhere.* "I... I had to get out. Ryan showed up. He wasn't supposed to be back until next semester." *Her voice is quieter than usual, threaded with o…